on April 6th 2024 Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in Palm Coast Florida after a woman called 911 and said she had been assaulted upon arrival deputies contacted the victim who said she was in the process of setting up for an open house when an older male drove by in a gold SUV and waved at her he passed by several times before stopping in front of the residence she told the man that the open house was not scheduled to start for another 20 minutes but when she walked inside he followed her after offering a handshake to leave he pulled her in tightly and began kissing her neck after struggling to get free and telling him to stop the man let her go but took one of her business cards as he left the victim took photos of the man's vehicle as he fled and called 911 hey so just to kind of put your mind at he we do already have them stopped somewhere okay so we're we're already my other deputies are already talking to him um so did he did he like leave any kind of marks or anything like that like when he was kissing your neck like was he trying to bite it or anything like that I mean can I see where he broke your nail like this one okay yeah yeah all right you might get give me a statement on what happened so yeah if you want to lock up we'll be right out your Wai for you okay deputies were able to quickly identify the man as Palm Coast resident Carlos do Silva 78 they located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop he initially told deputies he did not stop in the P section that day then changed his story and said he had stopped there and only briefly spoke to a woman 10 dispatch has been updated final Stop's going to be in Fr tiple best3 how we doing sir very good Sergeant West can service office you have a driver's license you insurance with you hey puppy what's going on today I go pick up the dog in my daughter's house at your daughter's house and I go see the house I have over here you you R in a house over here I house over here 42 Lane oh okay did you go did you go anywhere else after I go to my house I leave in the fair Lan okay 13 Lan okay I'm sorry I can take my wallet can I go outside to take my wallet sure go ahead is it in your front pocket there is my my phone okay why you stop me offish uh did you stop and talk to a fter somewhere no you didn't talk to anybody no okay I'm coming from my house coming from your house from my daughter's house I pick up the dog where does your daughter live she Liv in the E section in the E section yeah where'd you pick up the dogs from um e section e section is a after the Val yeah I know where the E section is oh s all right well a realtor called and said that you stopped out where she was working and some some strange some strange things occurred so I got deputies over there talking to her now and then they're going to come over here and talk to you figure out what's going on okay I'm sorry I don't see I don't I don't see nobody you didn't talk to anybody I talked to a lady uh uhhuh um in other Street I forget the name okay but uh I got did you know her previously or no no no okay all right just hang tight for me all right at first he didn't talk to anybody or do anything but oh wait well there was there was a lady that one lady that one lady Al 210 to 221 on L3 I've got him stopped over here just let me know what you guys have I just asked him briefly if he went anywhere at first he go anywhere and then oh there was a lady I stopped and talked to couldn't remember her name or where he was I get to yeah it's them for is she looking to pursue she's up in here right nowy that out all right I'm trying to figure that out and let me know for the notes it looks like it's going to be a simple 33 yeah that's all it's going to be it's not a sex offense no unless he has prior battery conviction then it's a fony fony battery yeah but hey if he wants to come over here I'll go to the house and figure out what we got 223 223 back you don't have to wait till he shows up I just want figure out what they got so yeah if you want to lock up we'll be right out here waiting on you okay eventually he admitted to going in inside and pulling her in for a hug but says he promptly left afterward how you doing hi I'm deput I'm with the Sheriff's Office all right do you know why you're here no I don't know I know they they tell me what why they sto me that I don't know why you here you don't tell me yet okay did you read him Miranda he did it was a I did but I read it he wanted in Spanish but then he started okay do you understand your constitutional rights do you know what Miranda is do you have the right to remain silent he wanted him in Spanish but then he started talking so I mean you seem you seem pretty proficient though in English no I'm not I'm not talking much English but I understand a little bit you understand and that you guys understand me a few officials understand me I think we okay okay well I'm going to read this to you again okay and I want you to um stop me at any point if you don't understand it all right okay you have the right to remain silent do you understand that no what do you not understand about it you have you have the you have the right to not say anything if you don't want to oh all right okay anything you say can be used against you in court all right okay you understand that yes you have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you are being questioned do you understand that money for a lawyer okay but you you do understand that you have the right to do that okay if you can not afford to hire a lawyer one to be appointed to represent you before any questioning do you understand that yeah you guys could represent me you okay with the with these rights in mind that I explain to you are you willing to talk to me about what happened yeah he told me did did you go to an open house yes why why did you go to the open house uh uh because I I look for a house to buy for room okay I have two already and I look for another one okay I live in Fair child Lane I live in Fair child Lane okay I got two houses there that street is a 38 and 13 and I get one over here and the end over L is a 42 and I coming this way to see my house over there let take a look so my my question is why would you the the real estate agent that was there why would you kiss her neck I know this I give her she be the right phone the phone on the right hand I get my phone on my right right hand and I say she give me a hand and I touch her like this and I say goodbye this is a is a a somebody sometimes do that and I used to do okay she and she was saying that you were holding on to her and she kept telling you no and you wouldn't like go liar liar she liar she tried put me in trouble I'm sorry but I know you have you ever been arrested before no never in your life in my life never be rest I'd be rested when i' be in the Army 4 years I'd be there working there for me is a Gil nothing else why why would you say you were kissing you were kissing her neck thing said she felt don't know and she she broke her nail trying to get away from you no he's like he's Li her Nail's broken he's liy tell me to come here with me what call her and come here with me what reason would she have to lie what I have to what reason would she have to lie no ask me she doesn't even know you right do you know her no I don't know never I never see her it's my first time because I see the house say up uh up in sell or something like that and I go take a look that's it I don't did nothing to her what did you know was did did you know it was an open house or no I looked it you what I look for for houses okay so you just saw a for S sign these the F the house is uh they say they got a think day they say up in the house and I I go see that was out no I don't think she put it out yet yes it is he's out she said it the sign wasn't out in the yard yet she lied the game she lie again I see you think I go over there because I see a lady there with the door open and then the house don't be for sale no I'm not I'm not the kind of stupid no I'm not sorry okay so here's the deal she gave us a statement on what happened okay okay okay um whenever we first talked you weren't really forthcoming with you said you you didn't stop anywhere that you were coming from your daughter's house that you never talked to anybody than it was that you did talk to somebody and now it's that you I tell him I'm confused I talk to some lady and uh and I get the the bedge there but I already scratch and I put in my cup put in the garbage okay so she wants to pursue criminal charges on you okay so that that means that you're going to be going to jail oh yeah mhm no yes sir yeah so you're going to get down there and you'll have a bond tomorrow okay and you'll be able to get out I know have no do you have any shoulder problems or anything like that no you don't okay I'm going to handcuff you in the back then for now if it gets uncomfortable you can tell me we'll move them for you okay just put your hands behind your back why you move after to me why you got to me off I don't know nothing does that feel okay yeah feel okay do you have any family in the area no because my daughter and my wife they go they go to temper and I come into my daughter's house to pick her up the dog to the dog St me who's whose dog is this it's my daughter's dog where she she at she go in the temp with my wife see some family there okay this and I don't go with them because the car is for five people okay we're going to walk in this car real Qui okay do you have anything in your pockets I have Wall I have my wallet just face the car for me I have some things to to put in the I got some money yeah is I you guys did that to me I mean you said I don't did that this is shame do we have his driver's license I do you do maybe you guys do the people to the people the do you have your weapon in the car I get what do you have a firearm in the car no I get license but I don't get firearm huh I get license but I don't get the firearm you don't have the firearm but you have the license no no I don't have nothing just have a seat for me yeah I'm going to take your glasses off so you don't ruin them okay all right could put on my G if you don't mind yeah I'll put it in your car thank you all right you okay yes okay three three kids two daughters one 40 45 the the youngest one is 40 you're ay too I never did that to nobody else never I never be in the jail I been I say I be in the jail because I be four years on Bary that's see but and never be in the court what you guys look know from me you think I'm lying I'm swear to God take me away right now if I I mean God take me away right now that's away if I did that yeah give me give me give me one second okay I'm going to make a phone call thank you I have another dog home under my cat too do they have food and water I I I put some but not enough okay we'll call uh we'll call your daughter and see if maybe they can come back early she they leave a couple couple time ago yeah please I can't I can't let you go why are you I talked to my supervisor please call Kenny I can't call Kenny right now he's not working but I talked to my supervisor and collectively we made the decision um that you are going to go to jail but you will be able to get out tomorrow I don't have nobody for take me out tomorrow you can Bond yourself out all right first official do what you want to do because it's not it's not doing I'm inocent nothing it's not it's not doing what I want to do it's doing what my job tells me to do and whenever I have a person that's alleging to be the victim in it not saying that this case is going to stick I don't know why she don't come and talk to me we go over there talk to her because we never let the victims talk to the suspect oh sorry sorry yeah I didn't understand that too it's just the the fear of retaliation or putting them in potential harm or vice versa you getting put into arm's way we try to alleviate all that together I understand that I'm sorry that I'm sorry that it's happening to you I really um this is this is beyond me she she she Li believe me and and if that's the case the state won't prosecute it and the charges will get dropped against you and they won't be on your criminal history but it's just one of those things we have to get this over with now my friendch pass over already save me in the in the police car oh my God yeah well they they can't see I never be I never be this way never shame a lot of people kill a lot of people do a lot of [ __ ] stupid people and they not go in the jail and I go in the jail because I check the hand to a lady lady girl I don't know Che sh yeah sorry no it's fine we're going to go and get you down there okay okay we take my my car huh where sck my car it's going to get towed to the to the tow yard so you can get it tomorrow oh my God we'll let you know where everything is though the victim positively identified do Silva as the man who assaulted her since the open house was not active during the time of the incident he was arrested on the felony charge of burglary of a dwelling with assault and battery and one misdemeanor charge of simple battery he was transported to the the sheriff Perry Hall inmate detention facility where he is currently being held without bond sh I never be in the jail almost 80 years old I go to the jail because I check the hand to and lady and she check the hand to me too yeah