On June 2nd, 2025, a Valuchia County patrol deputy encountered a 20-year-old walking in a Deltona neighborhood while attempting to conceal his face. New dispatch message. All type suspension person location/ What's up, man? Why were you covering your face? My face? Yeah, it's kind of cold out. Cuz it's kind of cold. Yes, sir. You got ID on you? Oh, yes, sir. Okay. All right. Just don't reach for the knife. Okay. Apologies. Do you want to hold it as you sir? Sure. Yeah. My apologies on that. Where are you coming from? Um from uh Pacing Circle. Just taking a walk. Just taking a walk? Yes, sir. No, sir. You live around here? No, sir. No, sir. No, I just take a walk, sir. Okay. And you stay off of facing? Yeah, I usually walk sometimes. I just get tired. I don't I can't get sleep sometimes. I try to dash myself all the time. Okay. Do you have any um by chance like any gloves, ski masks, anything like that on you? Yeah, you do? Yeah. Why? Gets kind of cold out. Okay. At this point, I'm going to read you something real quick. Okay. Yes, sir. Cuz right now you are detained. You are not free to leave. All right, sir. No worries. All right. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions. Excuse me. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions and have the lawyer present during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer questions without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand these rights that I've read to you? And with those rights in mind, do you want to answer my questions? Yes, sir. Okay. So, you have a ski mask and gloves on you. Yes, sir. Can you show those to me, please? Yes, sir. Okay. All right. Where's your ski mask? Yes, sir. Here we go. All right. Do you mind showing me everything else that's in your pockets? Yeah. I got phone. Yeah. I got this here. Yeah. Yeah. I got this. This here? Yeah. All right. Go ahead and put your hands on your back. Okay. Okay. Sir, you're going to be under arrest. Hey. Okay, sir. So, let me ask you this. You have lockpicks, you have a ski mask, you have gloves. You want to be honest with me with what you're doing out here? Yes, sir. What are you doing? Uh, I was going to my ex house, sir. Ex's house to do what? Just to watch her, sir. Just to watch her or uh break in, sir. Break in? What were you going to break in to do? I don't know, sir. Is this an like ex-girlfriend that you don't get along with? Yes, sir. Okay. What were you going to do with the knife? You read him, right? Yes. Okay. Were you going to use the knife on her? No, sir. What were you going to do then? Did you want to hurt her? No. Then why were you going to break into her house? So, I mean, just just be honest with me, man. Cuz I mean, at this point, you're you're caught, okay? So, the more honest you are, the more uh you can do to benefit yourself, okay? Cuz this is a very serious situation, man. I'm not going to lie to you. So, what were you going to do when you break into her house? It's It's middle of the night. You've got a glove mask. You've got a ski mask. Um, lockpicks, a knife on you. You're telling me that you're going to go break into your ex's house? Well, I mean, what's the intention, man? Walk me through it. It's middle of the night. I'm not sure. You're not sure? Yeah. I not sure sometimes. Do you suffer from mental illness? Yes, sir. Okay. What are you diagnosed with? Anxiety, sir. Anxiety. Okay. I'm just going to lift your arms up real quick a bit so I can see them here. Okay. You don't have any guns or anything like that concealed on you? Just the knife? Yes, sir. Okay. Were you happen to doing anything with breaking into cars or anything like that? Yes, sir. No. So, the intention coming out tonight was you were going to go to your girlfriend's ex-girlfriend's house. You were going to break into her house, and you weren't quite sure what you were going to do. Yes. Okay. What's her name? What is it? Okay. How do you know her? I've been with her since high school, sir. Since high school? Yes. All right. I'm going to put you in the back of the car. Okay. Just relax. Sorry. I'm going to get the AC on for you. Okay. Okay. Relax. I haven't told people. I'm so sorry. Here. If you want to sit with your back against the door, you can put your feet up on the seat. Okay. I took photos of all that stuff. Yeah. So there's a chance then that you could have used it. Yes. Okay. What would you have tried to do with the knife? Probably use it for self-defense if her father came out the ground. Okay. So it it would be for self-defense against the dad if he like came out too. Yeah. Um, okay. Is there anything that you were going to do with the knife against like was there any intention tonight of you breaking in and say like stabbing her while she's sleeping? Stabbing anybody while they're sleeping? Okay. So, it's purely for self-defense if her dad woke up to confront you? Yes, sir. Okay. You did intend to go there and like watch her. So, you wanted to break in and just like watch her while she was sleeping? I'm not sure. You're not sure? No, sir. I don't break in. I just watch her from the No, sir. You just watch her from the outside. Well, then why' have the burglary tools though? Like the pickpocket stuff? The lock to the fence is right. Okay. So, that completely unlocked. The fence is unlocked or you were going to unlock it? It was unlocked the whole time. You were you were already there tonight? No, a couple months ago. Okay. A couple months ago. So then why did you have the lockpick tools with you tonight? wasn't sure if they locked it or not. So, I was Do you think that this could ever escalate into Well, let let me finish the question. Okay. Do Do you think that this could escalate ever to the point where it becomes physically violent against her? You do? Okay. I'm afraid. What's that? I'm afraid. You're afraid. Okay. Okay. I I just have these questions just so that I understand everything from If you're wondering what the keys were, you seen the keys. Yeah. Yeah. I took my dad's truck. Okay. So, where where's his truck at? I don't know. Um I don't know. I probably It's um I don't So, you did drive it tonight? Yes, I did. Okay. It has a sledgehammer in it. It It has a sledgehammer in it. What were you going to do with the sledgehammer? Probably go use it on a person on a our front door, maybe. Yeah. Do you think the sledgehammer could have been used against somebody? Possibly. Okay. Anybody in particular or more so for like the self-defense route? Okay. [Music] So, you drove your dad's truck over to the area of your ex-girlfriend's house and you were then going to go there on foot. Yes. But I saw you guys already. Okay. But you saw me. So, I saw one. He is charged with aggravated stalking, attempted armed burglary, loitering or prowling, possession of burglary tools, and criminal mischief. He was transported to the Valuchia County Branch Jail with no bond on his felony charges.