- September 14, 2024
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5:24 p.m. — 200 block of North Nova Road, Ormond Beach
Aggravated assault. Police responded to local shopping plaza's parking lot after a suspect grabbed an 18-year-old Holly Hill man by the neck following a road rage incident.
Officers spoke with the victim, who reported the road rage incident began on Nova Road and ended in the parking lot when the suspect — who was not the original person the victim was involved with in the road rage incident — approached him and grabbed him by the neck while making threats, according to the police report. This took place while the suspect pointed a baseball bat at the victim's face.
The victim reported the suspect said, "he had much more than the bat, he had guns," and to "be careful because this is a small town," according to the police report. The victim showed police video footage of the altercation. He wished to pursue charges.
10:01 a.m. — 700 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Information. A 54-year-old man's car tires were slashed, and he told police he suspected a former employee of his was to blame.
Police report that the man had recently received multiple concerning text messages from the employee, whom he had fired. In the texts, the ex-employee requested a recommendation several times, following up by calling the man "insulting names," according to an incident report. The man told him that he would not be giving him a recommendation due to his behavior, and the ex-employee continued to grow upset, saying he would come to the office in person.
The man texted back that if he did, police would be called to trespass him. In the texts, the ex-employee said he wasn't worried about the trespass order and thought it "would be a nice form of 'memorabilia' for working here," the report states.
This exchange took place after the man's tires were slashed on Aug. 19. The man had no video of the incident, however. Police advised him that they would conduct extra patrols in the area.
