A man violently chokes a woman outside her home. She tries to call 911, but he snatches her phone and disappears. What deputies discover next turns this domestic disturbance into a tense, high-stakes search from the sky. >> He He strangled me and started picking me up and throwing me everywhere and I >> Today? >> Yes. I tried to run out to get help, and he like pulled me >> At approximately 6:57 p.m. on August 17th, 2025, deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbing 911 call in Palm Coast, Florida. >> What happened? >> When I pulled in, my door front door was open and there was a guy on the ground and that little kid on his lap and he had it in a choke hold. And the mom was like screaming, "Help! Help!" >> Screaming like at him or just out loud? >> She was saying, "Help!" >> Okay. >> And then another kid went in the window and was banging on it and was like, "Help! Help!" So, I called and she climbed out of the window with like a a 2-year-old. I was like, "Please call the cops." And >> The mom The mom didn't >> Yeah, like, "I'm on the phone with them right now. You need to get the kids out of there." And she went back inside and then they shut all the blinds and I don't know what's going on now. >> Okay. All right. Um, let me go see what we got going on. I know we've been there before, so. >> The victim attempted to call 911, but before she could complete the call, the suspect allegedly grabbed her phone and fled the area. >> Hello. >> Hello. >> Is everybody okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um, he got mad. >> Wait, wait, wait. >> My baby father. Um, he was upset for some reason and he's obsessed over me, I guess. I don't know. He strangled me and started picking me up and throwing me everywhere and I >> Today? >> Yes. I tried to run out to get help, and he like pulled me by my hair and I was trying to yell. >> What was he wearing? >> I I think it was like a a purple like a car racing shirt. >> A shirt? >> Yeah, it was like a shirt. I don't think he had shoes on. >> Okay. >> And um, shorts, I believe. I think it's shorts. >> What's his name? >> Oh, Danny Joe Danny Alvarez. He's the father of my kids. He was taking care of them. Of my kids earlier. >> Does he live here? >> No. He does not reside here. >> Are you got You okay? >> Yeah, the kids were fine. They literally were taking naps. They This is when they all just woke up. >> Basically, somebody called because they saw, I guess, him holding a kid out in the driveway. >> Holding me. It was me. >> Oh, holding you. >> Yeah, it just looked like it cuz he's tall. >> I got you. >> I ran next door to have a ring um >> Is he white or black? Is he Hispanic? >> I'm Hispanic, so he's a little like lighter skin tone, a little darker. And the kids were taking a nap and things like that, so I >> [screaming] >> ran out cuz you know >> So, he was choking you? >> Yeah, he was >> Did you ever lose like breath? >> Yeah, it was It was like >> Possible uh DV strangulation? >> He was like, "You're not leaving me. You're not leaving me." And then he said it like >> Did he come out the front door? >> Um no, but then when I went back inside, um when I was going to grab my phone he saw me. He was He left me without phone or nothing. >> guys married? >> No, no, that's just my baby daddy. He helps me out here and there with the kids when I go to work. >> But he doesn't live here. >> No, he does not. >> Okay. Where is he at now? >> I don't know. He went through the back door. Yeah, like um he must have jumped over. He must be around. He's not going to go anywhere far. >> Okay. Do you want to press Do you want to press charges for theft? For the phone? >> Um yeah. >> Yeah? What kind of phone is it? >> It's an iPhone. >> [snorts] >> Um iPhone. I think it's 15. >> 15? What's the value of it roughly? >> Um it's like 4 or 500. What was that? You know >> Realizing the urgency of the situation, deputies quickly arrived and began searching the neighborhood for the suspect. >> White County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit, head, out with your hands up now. I'll send the dog. He will bite you. >> Not today, buddy. >> Oh, so close. >> To expand their search, deputies deployed a drone to scan the surrounding homes and backyards. >> Who was that in the flare? >> Mhm. >> Within minutes, the drone operator spotted movement behind a nearby residence. The aerial footage showed a man walking through a backyard attempting to move away from the scene. >> Got somebody in the woods. >> Mhm? >> Somebody's in the woods. >> Where at? >> Right there. >> Uh >> Right there? >> Where you going? >> 24 flare, I got somebody in the woods wearing a red shirt trying to get the location. >> 10-4. Now this way. >> All right, he's going to be just northwest of the residence. >> Right behind the fence. >> Right behind the fence. Looks like he might be trying to make it back towards the house. >> He's going to be coming up to the fence. >> It'd be better if K9 came over there. I don't know if there's there's thick >> Deputies immediately moved in and converged on the location. >> He's going to be coming up to the fence. >> It'd be better if K9 came over there. I don't know if there's there's thick old metal fence. >> Go inside. Go inside. >> Drew, tell him to go inside. >> Hey, come out to me. >> Go. >> All right, we got him. Tell him to talk to us. >> in your Put it down. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. Stand up. >> Stand up and turn around. >> Walk back to me. >> You go ahead and sit. >> Moments later, the suspect was taken into custody without further incident. >> Do you have anything on you? >> No, I don't have anything. >> C24, male subject 10-4. >> Male subject 19-15. One of those phones is mine. >> Hm? >> One of those phones is mine. >> What? >> One of those phones on the floor is mine. >> One of them is yours? Whose is the other one? >> Hers. >> Hers? >> I don't have any service and I need a phone. I need at least to call my parents. I'm not from here. I'm from Puerto Rico. I was just trying to fix my family, man. >> She did just verify that it's her phone. >> Can I sit, please? >> What's up? >> Can I feel Can I sit? I feel light-headed. I've been through a lot. >> Yeah, you can have a seat. You want to sit here? >> Not on the curb. >> Probably not on the sprinkler, but go ahead and have a seat. >> The man was identified as 29-year-old Judany Alvarez Yournet. When deputies located the victim, they quickly realized the severity of the situation. Investigators confirmed the victim was pregnant and had visible injuries consistent with strangulation. Deputies also determined that the suspect had taken the victim's phone in an attempt to prevent her from contacting law enforcement. Under Florida law, interfering with a 911 call during a violent incident is considered a serious criminal offense. >> All I really want is just to go home. >> You want to go home to go home to Puerto Rico? >> But I want to fix my family at the same time. >> But I'll tell you this is not the way to do it. >> I know it's not. I can't accept it when she works at nights and she's out with other men. And she drinks every day. She's >> The phone's coming with us, though. [ __ ] [ __ ] Sit back towards this car. Lean against the hood for me. Have a seat. So, as of right now, you're being placed under arrest. Do you be strangulation? >> Huh? >> Do you be strangulation? Theft for the phone. You deprived her of a phone. You didn't allow her to dial 911, which is another crime I told you about. And also battery, you took the phone out of her hand. All right? Any questions for as of right now? No? >> I'm doing time, right? >> That's not up to me to decide. You'll You'll be there till at least in the morning. You got to see a judge in the morning. >> Okay, can I make a phone call before that or after? >> If you want to get to the jail, if you you talk with them about that. All right? >> Okay. Thank you, sir. >> Did he have her phone? >> Yeah. He had it in his hand when he walked out. >> Following the investigation, Alvarez was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Detention Facility, where he was booked on multiple charges. These charges include domestic battery by strangulation, aggravated battery on a pregnant person, petit theft, and hindering communication with law enforcement. Authorities later revealed that this was not the first time Alvarez had been arrested for a violent incident involving the same victim. He is currently being held on a $46,000 bond as the case moves through the court system. For more real police body cam footage and detailed breakdowns of incidents like this, subscribe to Jury Duty Body Cam, and stay tuned for our next case.