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Newly released 911 call leads to discovery of missing 11-year-old in Flagler County
A neighbor’s 911 call and pursuit led to the rescue of a missing 11-year-old boy held and tortured by a registered sex offender, who was arrested along with a 15-year-old accomplice.
- On Tuesday, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office released a 911 call that helped lead deputies to a missing 11-year-old boy after a caller spotted registered sex offender Darnell Hairston with two minors.
- A caller, a neighbor who knew Darnell Hairston, followed the truck down US-1 despite dispatch advising `You don't have to continue following,` and relayed its location until officers arrived.
- Allegations detail: Deputies report the boy was lured by a 15-year-old on social media, while investigators allege Hairston held him for days, hogtied him, and tortured him.
- After a traffic stop and struggle, deputies handcuffed Hairston, while the teenager is accused of fleeing, ramming a cruiser and crashing vehicles in the Woodlawn area as of Tuesday night.
- FCSO and other local agencies warn that confronting suspects can be dangerous but credited the caller's quick action for leading deputies to the missing boy and arrests.
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‘He’s our neighborhood child pedophile’: 911 caller reports registered sex offender spotted with missing 11-year-old boy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — A chance encounter in Flagler County was captured over the phone when a driver spotted a registered sex offender with two minors and refused to turn away. Now a young boy is safe, and authorities credit that caller’s quick thinking, who saw something, said something and did something. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies pulled over registered sex offender Darnell Hairston, who they allege had a 15-year-old and …
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