- April 26, 2024
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A Palm Coast man was arrested Tuesday night after Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies witnessed him spray-painting a political sign shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 100 and Belle Terre Parkway, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Steven Paskewich, of 4 Rocking Lane, was charged with two counts of criminal mischief and transported to the Flagler County Inmate Facility. He was released after posting $500 bond.
According to authorities, Detective Brian Finn observed Paskewich, 65, spray-paint an expletive across the political sign belonging to Trey Corbett, a candidate for Flagler County Supervisor of Elections.
Finn said he first noticed Paskewich standing next to a Corbett sign at the intersection of Belle Terre Parkway and East State Road 100, where the same word had been spray-painted on Corbett’s political sign. Finn then followed Paskewich to the intersection of Seminole Woods Parkway and State Road 100, where he saw the Palm Coast man pull out the spray paint and vandalize a second Corbett sign.
Deputies confiscated a can of black gloss spray paint and a firearm with ammunition from Paskewich’s vehicle.
“Nearly every election, regardless of whether it’s state or local, we receive complaints of political signs being vandalized,” said Flagler County Sheriff Donald Fleming. “It is difficult to make an arrest unless a deputy actually sees the vandalism occurring and, in this case, that is exactly what happened and an arrest was made. We will continue to be vigilant in protecting these signs.”
