- April 23, 2024
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Vincent Palmer went far out of his way to send his ex-girlfriend, Staci Winn, a message.
Palmer, who has four children with Winn, drove his scooter to Winn's home in the Forrest Hills subdivision in Ormond Beach Dec. 10 to break into her car, dump a Mountain Dew bottle full of gasoline inside and set it on fire. Before fleeing the scene, he left a note on Winn's mailbox that led police to believe the crime was motivated by racial hate: "I HAVE WATHED (sic) YOU FOR A LONG TIME YOU AND YOUR N----- KIDS DONT Belong." The letters "KKK" were one on one side of the note, and "TRUMP" was written on the other.
Winn had lived at her home since 1976. While the police were there on Dec. 10, she called Palmer and told him that her vehicle had been set on fire. He then came to the victim's home and was arrested after officers discovered there was a warrant for his arrest, related to child support. He was transported to Volusia County Branch Jail.
The next day, the Daytona Beach Police Department responded to a call about a possible abduction: A note led family members to believe that Palmer had been kidnapped. One of Palmer's family members told police they found blood on one of the vehicles in the driveway and a note in one of the vehicles that read: "KKK....I HATE BLACK MEN WHO F--- WHITE WOMEN....YOU WILL NEVER SEE YOUR GRANDSON AGAIN ALIVE....YOU WILL NEVER FOUND OUT WHO I AM, THIS IS HIS NOTEBOOK...?.NICE DOG, YOU SLEEP HARD"
Between the efforts of the DBPD and the Ormond Beach Police Department, Palmer was located at Burger King in Ormond Beach around noon. An officer made contact with a black male in the restaurant. He told the male he was trying to locate a missing person. The man identified himself as Raquel B. Johnson, but, after the officer called in another detective who had been at Winn's house the previous day, the man told police his real name: Vincent Palmer.
Palmer confessed to setting Winn's 2015 Chevrolet Sonic on fire because of problems he was having with her over their children. Winn and Palmer broke up in April 2016.
He also confessed to writing the note and pricking his finger to add to the abduction illusion. Palmer apologized for the fire and said he never meant to hurt anyone.
Palmer was transported to jail.
