- January 14, 2025
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A wanted man was arrested on June 7 after he assaulted another man and then hid from deputies by slipping under a tractor-trailer parked at the Palm Coast Walmart.
The suspect, 29-year-old Corey Kittle, was found to be wanted in Pennsylvania on multiple charges.
He now faces five additional felony charges after his local crime spree.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies had responded to a call about an assault near the ramp of Interstate 95 southbound and Palm Coast Parkway.
When deputies arrived on scene, the victim said that the subject was last seen riding his bicycle west on Palm Coast Parkway and described him as a light-skin male with long curly brown hair, riding a blue bicycle with a yellow cooler.
The suspect, known to the victim as “Corey,” had had an argument with the victim the previous evening and allegedly used a fire stove to burn the victim’s clothing and made slashing motions with a machete towards him.
The victim told deputies that “Corey” struck his tent, damaging it, and threatened to get gasoline to burn down the tent with the victim and his dog in it.
Later in the evening, deputies found a suspect matching the description of “Corey” in the Winn-Dixie parking lot in Palm Coast.
Deputies told him that they were conducting a criminal investigation, and the man was hesitant, wouldn’t provide accurate identification information, becoming increasingly nervous, and, when deputies tried to secure him, pulled away and ran.
The man ran through the hedges near South-Gate Bank, continued over Cypress Point Parkway and jumped over the railing on the sidewalk, continuing through a retention pond into the Walmart parking lot. Deputies briefly lost sight of him, and then saw him exit the rear door of the Walmart automotive department near the rear loading bay.
A perimeter was established around Walmart, and FireFlight and the FCSO K-9 Unit responded to aid in the search efforts.
K9 Baro found the subject hiding under a Walmart tractor-trailer that was backed up to the loading dock.
The man was brought to AdventHealth for medical clearance.
He was identified as 29-year-old Corey Kittle. The victim identified Kittle as the man who'd attacked and threatened him.
When deputies searched Kittle's backpack before taking him to jail, they found 4.4 grams of a crystal-like substance, which tested positive for methamphetamine, along with a broken glass pipe.
“This is another great example of a dirtbag trying to hide in Flagler and getting caught,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “This guy is a convicted felon and fugitive wanted out of state and thinks he can make violent threats. He found out that it is not tolerated in this community, and we will put the resources into it to capture him. He can now enjoy his new accommodations at the Green Roof Inn while waiting for his one-way trip back to Pennsylvania.”
Kittle was found to have an extraditable warrant in Pennsylvania for Failure to Appear, Dangerous Drugs, Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and Trespassing.
His criminal history in Pennsylvania dates back to 2012, and he’s previously been charged with Fleeing to Elude Police, Careless Driving, Reckless Driving, Disorderly Conduct, Flight to Avoid Trial, Simple Assault and Cruelty to Animals.
With a criminal history starting this year in Florida, he’s previously been arrested for Fraud/False Identification to Law Enforcement, Burglary of an Occupied Structure, Larceny – Petit Theft, Aggravated Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony, Criminal Mischief and Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoid.
Kittle was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.
He was arrested for Providing a Fictitious Name to Law Enforcement, Resisting Officer without Violence, Burglary, Petit Theft, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Mischief, Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He’s being held on no bond. View the apprehension at https://youtu.be/J3nm4QfLEQ8.
