- May 23, 2025
2:35 p.m. — First block of Blare Castle Drive, Palm Coast
Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, without intent to kill. A 62-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after he pointed BB a gun at his neighbor.
The Sheriff's Office reported that the two men got into an argument after the man started blasting music in his backyard as his neighbor was doing yard work in his respective yard. The neighbor told deputies that he ignored the music and had his headphones on.
Then, he looked up and saw the man pointing a gun at him, cursing and mumbling while doing som according to an arrest report. The neighbor yelled to ask if he was going to shoot him on his own property, to which the man said "he would do it," the report states.
Deputies spoke with the man, who said he had been playing music in his lanai when his neighbor started making threats in between songs that he would stab him. The man said he pointed his BB gun to get him to stop.
He was taken to jail.
6:48 p.m. — Intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Old Kings Road, Palm Coast
DUI. Deputies pulled a vehicle over after receiving a call about a man waving two guns and dancing in his car while driving down Palm Coast Parkway.
According to an arrest report, after the deputy initiated the traffic stop, the driver — a 28-year-old Palm Coast man — and his passenger exited the vehicle, at which point they were placed in handcuffs. The man asked what was going on, and the reporting deputy explained why they were called and asked if he had any guns in the car. The man, who is a convicted felon, said the guns were his brother's, and the deputy noted his speech was slurred. An 8-month old baby was also in the car.
The man said he had consumed "one beer maybe," according to the report, but later said "one or two cups, two cups" of beer. He agreed to perform field sobriety exercises, which he failed.
The passenger was released on the scene. The man was taken to jail.
