- March 3, 2026
BUNNELL, Fla. — Deputies arrested a Volusia County man after he fled a traffic stop in a stolen pickup truck and hid under someone’s house. He was eventually found by FCSO K9, who took a bite out of crime.
Around 2 a.m. on March 2, a deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Mahogany Boulevard in Bunnell to reports of a stolen vehicle in the area. The deputy located the vehicle as it ran two stop signs on the dirt road at a high speed. Radar indicated the stolen vehicle was traveling 92 mph in a 30MPH area.
At this point, the deputy activated his lights and sirens to pull over the stolen vehicle near Water Oak Rd and County Rd 2006. The driver, later identified as James Myers, 33, of Deland, did not pull over but sped up instead. Myers drove the truck at high speeds though a yard on County Road 2006 and while trying to get back onto the roadway, Myers crashed the truck and became stuck in a ditch near the roadway.
The deputy observed Myers and a female passenger exit the vehicle and run south on Cheryl Elaine Drive; however, the deputy quickly lost sight of them.
Deputies established a perimeter and waited for K9 to arrive. K9 Uno and partner Deputy Towns quickly located Myers hiding under a home on Cheryl Elaine Drive. Myers crawled out to deputies with K9 Uno attached to his arm.
Deputies arrested Myers for grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding, driving while license suspended (habitual), resisting arrest without violence, dangerous excessive speeding, and reckless driving.
He was transported to AdventHealth Palm Coast for medical clearance and then transported to the Flagler County Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held on no bond.
“Myers thought he could hide, but you can’t fool Uno who is trained to take a bite out of crime even if you crawl under a house,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “This dirtbag just won't learn and now he’s dog bit and is, hopefully, facing a long prison term.”
Aggravated assault charges without intent to kill were filed March 1 with the 7th Judicial Circuit State against Myers by the Bunnell Police Department stemming from a separate incident. During that incident, Myers pointed a firearm at and threatened a woman because she did not want to participate in a robbery with him.
Myers is no stranger to law enforcement. His Florida criminal history includes a long pattern of arrests and court cases involving theft-related offenses, drug-related charges, driving while license suspended/revoked (including habitual offender-related driving), fleeing and eluding law enforcement, resisting an officer without violence, and multiple probation violations, among others.
