- December 13, 2025
A 15-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High School student was arrested on Sept. 5 after he pointed a gun at another student, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident did not occur on school grounds but at the McDonald’s near Town Center in Palm Coast, according to a FCSO press release. The victim told deputies he was hanging out with the suspect and a group of other students at the McDonald’s restaurant off of State Road 100 after school when the suspect pointed the gun at him in the bathroom.
The 15-year-old boy is facing the following charges: aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; possession of a firearm on school property; possession of a firearm by a minor.
The victim reported the incident on Sept. 5 to his school resource deputy. He said he believed the suspect had the gun on his person throughout the school day on Sept. 4.
FCSO deputies immediately removed the suspect from class and searched his backpack and person, but he did not have any weapon on him on Sept. 5, the press release said.
The suspect initially denied having and pointing a gun at the victim, but another student reported a video had been posted to the suspect’s Instagram showing the incident, the press release said. The post had since been deleted from the account.
When deputies confronted the suspect about the video, he turned over his phone and admitted the gun was in his bedroom closet. Deputies recovered a 9 mm pistol and magazine loaded with ammunition.
The suspect admitted to pointing the gun at the victim and bringing it to school on Sept. 4, but said he was “just playing around.”
Sheriff Rick Staly said the FCSO “will not tolerate this behavior.”
“If you bring a gun to school or point it at someone else, you will be arrested,” Staly said. “It doesn’t matter if you think you were just playing around.”
