Laurie Hahn laurie.hahn@news-jrnl.com
Information for Police Beat is compiled from reports filed by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office and available to the public. Any suspects named are presumed innocent until adjudicated guilty in court.
BUNNELL — A Palm Coast couple remained in the Flagler County Detention Facility Thursday after an incident on Aug. 13 that involved discharging firearms, authorities said.
Deputies were called to a residence on Powder Hill Lane on Aug. 13 in response to a report of gunshots being heard in the area. Deputies found shell casings outside the front door but the residents would not answer the door. When one resident, Jane Gustin, 29, finally spoke to deputies, she refused to open the door for them, left the house, and tried to prevent officers from entering the home to see if anyone had been injured.
The officers finally forced their way into the house to check for injuries and found Christopher Hetzel, 30, hiding in a closet; two firearms and ammunition were in plain view, reports state. More shell casings were also discovered outside the house.
Gustin and Hetzel refused to provide details of the incident. Gustin was charged with resisting arrest without violence. Her bail was set at $1,000. Hetzel was arrested on outstanding warrants of failure to appear and violation of probation, both for misdemeanor offenses, and contempt of court/writ of bodily attachment. His bail was set at $2,670.
n On Aug. 5, a resident of Regis Lane reported a 2013 Subaru Legacy stolen.
n A man living on Luther Drive told police Aug. 5 that a handgun had been stolen from his locked pickup.
n A resident of Blackwell Place reported on Aug. 5 that a handgun was stolen from his house.
n Two mailboxes were reported damaged on College Court on Aug. 5.
n Police received a report on Aug. 5 that a woman was battered by another resident at the swimming pool on Clubhouse Drive. Other residents were involved in and witnessed the incident.
n A resident of Cedarwood Court said on Aug. 5 that someone opened a line of credit at Target and Wal-Mart using his name and Social Security number. He believed the information was stolen during a burglary at his residence in July.
n On Aug. 6, a man on Raintree Circle reported two cars at his residence were broken into and $150 was stolen from a wallet in one of them.
n A woman visiting Planet Fitness on Aug. 6 told police that her front passenger window was broken and an empty purse was stolen.
n Three unlocked vehicles on Seward Trail East were reported entered during the night of Aug. 7.
n A resident of Seaman Trail East told police on Aug. 7 that a bedroom window was broken out during the night but nothing appeared to be missing. A bandanna was found and collected as evidence.
n On Aug. 7, a woman on Seward Trail East reported a handgun stolen from a locked vehicle.
A real estate sign at a home on Bridgehaven Drive was vandalized on Aug. 7. The sign was valued at $500.
n On Aug. 8 a woman on Club House Drive told police the driver's side window of her locked car had been broken out and her purse was stolen.
n A resident of Smith Trail reported on Aug. 8 that her vehicle was broken into overnight and an iPod was stolen.
n A customer of Chik-fil-A tried to pass a counterfeit $100 bill on Aug. 8 and was arrested for obstruction.
n Deputies responded to complaints of gunshots at a house party on Ryabor Drive on Aug. 9; some partiers claimed it was fireworks while others said it was gunfire shot into the air. No injuries were reported and no shell casings were found.
n A woman on Aug. 9 reported that while she and her sister were fishing on North Oceanshore Boulevard, what looked like small intestine washed up on shore. It was bagged and sent to the office of the medical examiner, who believes it is from an animal, but will undertake further analysis.
n A resident of Zither Court told police on Aug. 10 that her Toyota Highlander was stolen from her driveway overnight.
n On Aug. 10, a man living on Sled Court reported fishing poles and a tackle box stolen from the passenger compartment of his vehicle.
n A resident of Sled Court on Aug. 10 reported a cell phone stolen from his unlocked vehicle overnight.
n A Ford F-150 was reported stolen Aug. 10 from a residence on Zeigler Place.
n On Aug. 10, a car at a residence on Eastgate Lane was reported broken into and a handgun stolen.
n A woman reported on Aug. 11 that $250 in cash was stolen from her unlocked car overnight while it was parked on Palm Coast Parkway South West.
n On Aug. 11, a man reported that eight road work signs and stands were stolen from his work truck while it was parked in his driveway on Seaton Valley Path.
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