RICK STALY, SHERIFF
"An Honor to Serve, A Duty to Protect"
Kermit Booth — a Flagler County fugitive from justice who was arrested in North Carolina, released on bail, arrested again, and extradited back to Florida by Sheriff Rick Staly personally in September 2025 — has been convicted and sentenced.
Wednesday morning, Jose Valerio-Rodriguez, 70, a Cuban national illegally in the U.S., plead guilty to unlawful sexual activity with a minor and two counts of lewd or lascivious touching of a minor.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 13 arrests this past weekend between 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, and 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Deputies handled 853 calls for service and made 203 traffic stops.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a home health aide after she stole cash and a bank card from a senior under her care and used the debit card for hundreds of dollars of purchases.
Following an extensive investigation led by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Major Case Unit, additional charges have been added — including kidnapping and child abuse — against Darnell Hairston, a registered sexual offender who was found travelling in a vehicle with a juvenile who had been previously reported missing.
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