- December 13, 2025
A California man who attempted to solicit a child he met online has been arrested following a more than two-year investigation by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect is Brandon Rodriguez-Silva, 20, of San Jose, California. Rodriguez-Silva was 18 when deputies first began investigating in 2023, a FCSO press release said. In June 2023, a parent told deputies he had discovered an inappropriate and sexually explicit conversation on his child’s iPad between his child and an unknown male.
During the investigation, deputies determined the child had met the suspect on the online gaming platform Roblox, and then began messaging on the app Discord and over the cell phone instant message, the press release said.
In their conversation, the suspect requested nude photos, the press release said. The messages between the suspect and the child contained numerous sexually explicit texts and photographs, but no nudity.
The case was assigned to FCSO’s Cyber Crimes/ICAC Unit and detectives identified the suspect as Rodriguez-Silva, the press release said.
In November 2024, the Major Case Unit took over the investigation and worked with the San Jose Police Department’s ICAC Division to confirm Rodriguez-Silva’s identity and phone number.
Detectives then obtained an arrest warrant for Rodriguez-Silva for transmission of material harmful to minors by electronic device and soliciting a child or person believed to be a child for unlawful sexual conduct using a computer service or device. Bond was set at $50,000 and nationwide extradition, the press release said.
FCSO’s Fugitive Unit coordinated with the U.S. Marshals Service’s Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force and Rodriguez-Silva was arrested in California by marshals on Nov. 5.
Rodriguez-Silva was transported to Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, California, where he is being held without bond until he is extradited to Flagler County, the press release said.
