Armed carjacking suspects stopped: 10/12/23

Last night around 8 p.m., deputies received a BOLO from the Orange County Sheriff's Office for a stolen vehicle heading into Volusia County after an armed carjacking of a 59-year-old woman. Law enforcement technology confirmed the stolen vehicle was in Deltona, and Orange County deputies later advised they had eyes on the car at Epic Theaters. VSO deputies got in position for a traffic stop, anticipating the vehicle might flee. It did take off fleeing, reaching speeds of about 113 mph eastbound on I-4 to Daytona Beach, with Sgt. Woell and Deputy Ingram in pursuit. Officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department got a stop stick hit on Beville Road, and Deputy Ingram initiated a PIT maneuver, disabling the car and safely ending the pursuit with no injuries. (An earlier stop stick hit in Deltona, it turned out, was ineffective.) Three occupants of the car, all 17 years old and from Orlando, were taken into custody. The driver was charged with grand theft auto, aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude, and driving without a valid license. A black semi-automatic firearm was found on the ground near the stolen vehicle. All three were transported to the hospital to be medically cleared, then to the Volusia Family Resource Center. Charges in the armed carjacking incident will be handled by Orange County SO.