Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 10 arrests between 6 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2026, and 6 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2026. Deputies responded to 869 calls for service and conducted 127 traffic stops. Two incidents stood out during the weekend — one involving a driver who tried to lie his way out of a traffic stop, and another where an anonymous tip led to the arrest of a convicted felon caught shooting at a local gun range.
Driver Gives False Name, Passenger Violates Probation
At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, deputies pulled over a gray Kia on Palm Coast Parkway Northwest after observing the vehicle failing to maintain its lane. When deputies made contact with the driver, he gave a false name and date of birth. Deputies became suspicious when the name he provided did not match the person in front of them and questioned him further. The driver then gave his real name — Monte Aaron, 36, of Palm Coast — and admitted his license was suspended, telling deputies he had lied because he did not want to get in trouble.
The passenger, identified as Sasha Harrison, 37, of Bunnell, was found to be on felony probation for possession of controlled substances. Based on statements from both occupants and signs of impairment, deputies determined Harrison had been consuming alcohol — a violation of her probation conditions. A search of the vehicle turned up multiple narcotic pipes in the center console, on the floorboard, and inside a backpack in the backseat.
Aaron was charged with driving while license suspended with knowledge, providing false identification to law enforcement, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Harrison was arrested for violation of probation. Both were transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where Aaron is being held on a $5,500 bond and Harrison is being held without bond.
Sheriff Rick Staly addressed the incident plainly. “Giving a false name does not keep you out of trouble; it only compounds your problems and likely guarantees you being arrested with an additional charge,” Staly said. “Deputies determined he shouldn’t have been driving, she shouldn’t have been drinking, and now they both earned themselves a trip to the Green Roof Inn.”
Anonymous Tip Puts Convicted Felon in Handcuffs at Shooting Range
On Sunday at approximately 11:40 a.m., deputies responded to Bunnell Range on Opossum Lane in Bunnell after the Flagler County Emergency Communications Center received an anonymous report that a man the caller knew to be a convicted felon was actively shooting at the range. The caller identified the man as Kai Drane, 23, of Ormond Beach.
When deputies arrived, they observed Drane through a live security camera loading a magazine in one of the shooting lanes. Deputies contacted and detained him. In the lane where Drane had been shooting, deputies found a Smith & Wesson handgun with two magazines loaded with 21 rounds of ammunition. A search of Drane’s jacket also turned up an additional magazine with 15 rounds of ammunition.
Drane was arrested for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. He was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held on a $15,000 bond. Drane was convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement in December 2022 following an arrest in Volusia County.
Sheriff Staly credited the anonymous caller for the arrest. “If you are a convicted felon, you cannot have a firearm or ammo, period,” Staly said. “I commend the citizen who ‘saw something and said something,’ as they recognized him at the range and knew he shouldn’t have a gun.”
