Deltona teen still at large three days later; considered armed & dangerous
Photo for Headline Surfer® / Dontavious Williams, described as 5 feet 11 and 180 pounds, of Deltona, is wanted by Daytona cops on two active warrants. He's considered armed and dangerous.DAYTONA BEACH -- Dontavius Williams was spotted by Daytona Beach cops just before 3 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of S. Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard while on routine patrol, but he didn't stick around, even after being handcuffed at the scene. And three days later he's still missing. And so are the handcuffs.
Cops said they approached Williams, who gave them a fake name, but they hd an idea he was wanted and while searching on an in-car laptop, confirmed his identity and that there was an outstanding warrant charging him with aggravated assault with a firearm.
But Williams was able to disappear into the crowd while police were trying to keep everyone back, police spokesman Jimmy Flynt said. While police were handling the crowd, Williams simply ran off, his hands cuffed from behind.
A search of the area over several blocks by cops in patrol cars and with the aid of a Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter, proved fruitless. Three days later, Williams, considered armed, remains at large.
A search of the area over several blocks by cops in patrol cars and with the aid of a Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter, proved fruitless. Three days later, Williams, considered armed, remains at large.
Headline Surfer® graphic /At left is a snapshot of the narrative of Daytona Beach police officer Scott Brunier in in his incident report explaining how Dontavious Williams got away despite being placed in handcuffs. In addition to the initial warrant for felony aggravated assault with a firearm, Williams now has a second active warrant for his arrest on a felony charge of escape.
Headline Surfer® graphic / The new warrant was issued later in the day Sunday by Circuit Judge James R. Clayton, and has a no bond-status if and when he is apprehended by law enforcement on the active warrants.
Call the cops: Handcuffed escapee at large
A police bulletin urges cops and citizens alike to "use caution as the subject in known to be armed with a firearm."