Palm Coast woman charged with assault
Laurie Hahn
laurie.hahn@news-jrnl.com
The following information was compiled from incident reports filed with Flagler County Sheriff's Office and Flagler Beach and Bunnell police departments. Any suspects named are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALM COAST — A 26-year-old Palm Coast woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Tuesday following an argument with her fiance that left her with a 4-inch slash to her left thigh.
Siera Betts of Madison Green Circle was lying in bed with her finance watching TV about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when they began arguing and she told him, "I'm tired of the way you are treating me," according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office report. She then left the bedroom and went into the kitchen.
Her fiance told deputies that when he came out of the bedroom and into the living room, Betts was holding a large kitchen knife over her head. He said he was scared he was going to be cut so he grabbed her right arm, they struggled and as they fell to the floor, Betts was cut and dropped the knife. That's when he called 9-1-1.
According to the report, Betts told deputies that her fiance had been abusive to her and that she was tired of having "no voice" in their relationship. She said she grabbed the knife to scare him and sometime during their struggle over the weapon, her leg was cut.
Deputies were unable to find the knife, the report states.
Betts was taken to Florida Hospital Flagler for treatment and was later arrested. She was in the county jail Tuesday with bail set at $5,000.
n Deputies received a report on March 9 of a physical disturbance involving several people that occurred on March 4 on County Road 205. No charges were filed pending interviews with witnesses.
n On March 7, a resident of Sassafras Lane reported that his home and storage shed were broken into and multiple items were stolen.
n On March 13, a Palm Coast resident reported a granddaughter living in the house threatened to run away and fled on foot. Deputies found the juvenile at a neighbor's house and the juvenile reported ongoing abuse at home. DCF was contacted.
n During a traffic stop March 12 on Old Kings Road, the driver exited the vehicle without putting it in park. The vehicle rolled over the driver's foot before being stopped by the deputy. The driver refused medical attention.
n A Smyrna Court resident reported he was attacked by his girlfriend March 12 and was found with several marks on his body. The suspect fled before deputies arrived.
n A vehicle reported stolen out of Volusia County was found on Pretoria Lane March 12. The owners were notified and the vehicle was recovered.
n A Whetstone Lane resident reported a car break-in March 12 after an unknown person was seen rummaging through the vehicle. The owner reported nothing stolen.
n An unknown person entered a vehicle on Rae Drive March 12 and rummaged through the car. Nothing was reported missing.
n A Preston Lane resident reported March 12 that a truck had been stolen sometime between 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. Keys had been left in the vehicle.
n On March 12 a resident of North Ocean Shore Boulvard reported a car stolen between 12:30 and 8 a.m. A set of keys had been left in the glove box.
n Deputies responded to a call on March 11 of an unknown man entering a back lanai and attempting to enter a home on Raintree Circle. Several callers phoned to report a man taking screens off homes and trying to pry open windows. The man was located and charged with burglary of an occupied residence.
n On March 11, a Windmill Place resident reported a car alarm going off and the vehicle possibly burglarized. Three juveniles on a park bench in the immediate area were questioned and confessed to stealing from cars in the area.
n A Palm Coast man was arrested March 9 after a traffic stop at Easthampton Boulevard and Esperanto Drive revealed he was in possession of cocaine and controlled substances.
n A juvenile who had previously been reported missing was found on March 8 at a friend's home.
n On March 8, a Zither Court resident reported his home had been burglarized and $15,000 worth of jewelry and ammunition was stolen. Two suspects were named, and the grandmother of one suspect consented to a residential search, which resulted in finding the stolen items. Charges are pending.
n Deputies responded to a call on March 7 from a woman who reported that her car, while parked at the Palm Coast Tennis Center on Belle Terre Parkway, had a shattered window and her purse was stolen.
n A man whose pickup was parked at Herschel King Park reported on March 7 that the right rear passenger window was smashed but nothing was missing.
n On March 7, employees at Walgreens on State Road 100 reported that they smelled smoke, and the Fire Department determined that the fire originated in an air-conditioning unit on the roof. The fire was extinguished and power was disconnected to the unit, and the store re-opened after it was ventilated.