Photo for Headline Surfer / Adrian Morales, 50, of Daytona Beach, was being held without bail at the Volusia County Branch Jail on charges of making threats to law enforcement following his arrest on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Daytona Beach man is in custody after sending messages, including video of gunshots, threatening: "This is what's in store," allegedly to law enforcement agencies and previously to a NASCAR executive, the VSO said.
The Volusia Sheriff's Office Domestic Security Unit tracked down 50-year-old Adrian Morales at the Icon One Daytona apartments directly across from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. He was taken into custody without incident the day before the Daytona 500 race. Morales' proximity to the Speedway was concerning, given past grievances and aggressive messages he left for a NASCAR executive, the VSO said.
The Volusia Sheriff's Office Domestic Security Unit tracked down 50-year-old Adrian Morales at the Icon One Daytona apartments directly across from Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. He was taken into custody without incident the day before the Daytona 500 race. Morales' proximity to the Speedway was concerning, given past grievances and aggressive messages he left for a NASCAR executive, the VSO said.
The new threats in this video were directed at someone else, but also referenced grievances with the Sheriff's Office, DEA, and FBI, a VSO agency spokesperson said.
Morales' pattern of increasingly erratic behavior created urgency for law enforcement intervention, the VSO added.
After he was taken into custody, detectives recovered the AR-15 used in the video, along with several rounds of ammunition, from Morales' vehicle in the Icon One Daytona parking lot.
A judge subsequently ordered him held at the Volusia County Branch Jail with no bond.
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