- April 24, 2024
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Kenneth Peters will be charged with attempted murder for the Jan. 31 attack on a 60-year-old man, in European Village.
The 20-year-old Palm Coast man who was charged with robbery in connection with the Jan. 31 attack and robbery of a European Village resident is now facing an attempted murder charge, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Flagler detectives served Kenneth Peters, of 59 Westchester Lane, the warrant Wednesday night, charging him with the felony. Peters is still being held in the Flagler County Inmate Facility since being arrested Feb. 7, on the robbery charge.
Peters is charged with striking the 60-year-old victim as the two walked into his unit on Palm Harbor Parkway around 4:31 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Once the two were inside, the victim said, Peters struck him in the head with a heavy object, causing the victim to lose consciousness.
When the victim awoke, the victim said his oxycodone medication and wallet were missing. He was transported to Florida Hospital Flagler for treatment of a severe head wound. The victim’s injuries required about 15 staples to the head and more than 50 stitches to his facial area.
The victim was able to identify his attacker as “Kenny,” a casual acquaintance, and also provided a description of him, and detectives were able to contact Peters through a number left on the victim’s cell phone. Peters cooperated with detectives and admitted to having planned to steal the victim’s prescription medication but denied actually taking the pills. Inside an elevator at the apartment complex, detectives recovered the victim’s bag, which Peters is suspected of stealing.
In a Feb. 5 interview with detectives, Peters told deputies he struck the victim after the man became angry when Peters declined to purchase his prescription drugs. The victim, according to Peters, put his hand on Peters’ shoulders. Peters said he then turned around and struck the victim in the face multiple times “as hard as he could.”
Detectives said Peters told them he did not cause any serious injuries and the man’s head trauma must have occurred when he hit the floor.
However, detectives said that based on the victim’s injuries, Peters continued to beat the man after he had knocked him to the floor. Peters is being held without bond.
