VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County deputies said they used a drone to help catch an armed man accused of threatening to shoot a woman in Deltona.
Deputies said Johnathan Hernandez, 27, had a loaded gun in his backpack when deputies caught up with him early Monday morning.
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Investigators said Hernandez had texted a woman that he was on his way to her house to shoot her. She left her home for the night, and deputies responded to clear the home Monday morning before she returned.
As deputies made announcements at the front door, another deputy operated a drone overhead. Deputies said the drone operator spotted Hernandez leaving the home through a back window, running through the backyard and jumping a fence.
There is no doubt in my mind that these deputies helped save this young woman's life. Credit also goes to her for taking the threat to her safety seriously and contacting us for help. GREAT JOB all! https://t.co/O7mc3ZPVkF
— Mike Chitwood (@SheriffChitwood) February 15, 2022
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Hernandez was charged with armed burglary, making written threats to kill or do bodily injury, and resisting an officer without violence. He was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail, where he remained held Tuesday morning on $20,500 bond.
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