- December 13, 2025
A previously-deported Columbian national was arrested following an 11-month investigation into a residential burglary on Pritchard Lane in Palm Coast.
William Vargas-Carmona, 33, of Jacksonville, was originally deported in September 2024 after he was found to be in the United States illegally, according to a FCSO press release. He since re-entered the country without permission and is now facing a two felony charges for burglary and grand theft.
In January, the FCSO received a call that a home on Pritchard Lane had been ransacked. During the investigation, detectives found the suspect had covered a home security camera with a jacked, turned off the circuit breaker and internet and stole between $2,500 and $3,000, the press release said.
While collecting evidence, detectives found a blood smear on a pizza box in the kitchen, the press release said. A sample was collected and sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for analysis.
The results did not come in until Aug. 18, but the FDLE found a match to the DNA in a previous offender, William Vargas-Carmona, the press release said.
On Oct. 14, detectives obtained a warrant for Vargas-Carmona’s arrest and on Nov. 21, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement notified the FCSO Fugitive Unit that they had located Vargas-Carmona in Jacksonville. ICE agents arrested him and transported him to the Baker County Detention Center, where he is being held without bond until he is extradited to Flagler County, the press release said.
