Holly Hill
CRIME & SAFETY
1 dead after shooting in Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Officers in Daytona Beach responded to reports of a shooting Friday afternoon on International Speedway Boulevard just west of Ridgewood Avenue. One person was killed, and the suspect is in the hospital after an employee shot back at him, the Daytona Beach police chief said.
New surveillance cameras installed along busy Daytona Beach road
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Live surveillance cameras now stream back to the police department from a busy street in Daytona Beach following the tragic stabbing of a couple two years ago. The cameras were installed after Terry and Brenda Aultman were murdered while heading home from Bike Week in 2022.
Another Young Guns Defendant Convicted of First-Degree Murder
Another Young Guns defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in Central Florida. After a three-day trial this month, a Volusia County jury found Young Guns defendant Zion Counts guilty as charged of First-Degree Murder (Firearm) and Possession of Firearm by Convicted In-State Felon. Immediately following the verdict, the defendant was...
Judge Sentences Man to Death for Brutal 1991 Daytona Beach Murder Robbery
A Central Florida judge has sentenced a man to death for the brutal 1991 Daytona Beach murder and robbery of a visiting businessman. Defendant James Guzman was sentenced to death for his murder conviction by the Honorable Dawn Nichols. In March following a week-long resentencing hearing, a Volusia County jury...
Flagler Beach Police investigate 'suspicious' death of woman; person of interest arrested
Flagler Beach Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a woman whose body was found Thursday, according to a post on the department's Facebook page. The body of Sally J. Byrd, 66, a resident of the Pebble Beach Village community in Flagler Beach, was discovered Thursday by authorities. A cause of death has yet to be determined.
Florida man arrested for human trafficking, drug offenses
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office arrested a Palm Coast man earlier this week for alleged human trafficking, sexual battery against a minor and fentanyl trafficking. According to FCSO, they had been investigating 32-year-old David William Chenowith of Palm Coast since June for several felony offenses following a tip from a concerned citizen. The investigation involved multiple juvenile victims of human trafficking, with the children ranging in ages from 14 to 16. Detectives believe Chenowith had been having sex with them for drugs, money, clothes and food.
FCSO Threatens Legal Action Against Danko for ‘Misleading’ Ad Implying Staly Endorsement
Ed Danko, the current Vice Mayor of Palm Coast and a candidate for Flagler County Commission, received a cease-and-desist letter from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s general counsel for a video ad in which an endorsement from Sheriff Rick Staly was interpreted as having been implied. Staly has not endorsed Danko nor any other local candidates, and while Danko’s video doesn’t explicitly claim he has, the FCSO holds that it may mislead voters into thinking otherwise.
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