- December 16, 2025
Two employees of the McDonald’s in the Rivergate Village Shopping Center were arrested early Nov. 10 after the restaurant was robbed, according to Keith Walker, public information officer for Ormond Beach police. The shopping center is at the intersection of Nova Road and West Granada Boulevard.
Ormond Beach police responded to the restaurant just after midnight after reports that a suspect, carrying a handgun and wearing a mask and jacket, entered through an unlocked back door, tied up two employees with zip ties and took money from the office.
Police were called by employees at a nearby drug store after two McDonald’s employees walked out during the robbery and entered the drug store.
Upon arrival, the officers saw the suspect run across the parking lot toward the wooded area south of the plaza. After a perimeter was set up, he was detained on South Old Kings Road by a Sheriff’s Office supervisor.
The suspect, identified as Steve Wilbon, confessed and showed the officers where he hid the firearm, stolen money, mask and jacket.
While reviewing McDonald’s security footage, officers noticed that an employee, identified as Carmanique Little, had been texting just prior to the robbery. Consent was given for the officers to look at the messages, and texts were found that showed Little planned and assisted in carrying out the robbery with Wilbon, police say.
The texts contained a reminder from Wilbon to tell everyone to get down with their hands behind their back because he didn’t want to talk too much, fearing that the manager would recognize his voice, because he is also an employee.
Wilbon, 19, and Little, 27, both of Daytona Beach, were both charged with robbery with a firearm, grand theft and kidnapping to facilitate a felony.
The investigation is continuing, Walker said.
