Five fugitives arrested in Flagler County, thanks to CrimeMaps

Palm Coast Observer
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On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office conducted a countywide warrant sweep, resulting in five recently wanted subjects in Flagler County being arrested and taken into custody. The sweep occurred after FCSO’s weekly CRIMEMAPS meeting highlighted these wanted persons.

The FCSO Alpha Squad, K9 Unit, and PACE Unit participated in an operation that led to all the arrests taking place in a 12-hour time frame, only hours after the subject’s names were highlight in FCSO’s weekly CRIMEMAPS meeting. CRIMEMAPS meetings are held weekly to discuss crime trends identified and possible offenders identified. All five subjects were located and taken into custody at their Flagler County residences.

The subjects are identified as:

Raythel Goldsmith, wanted for Violation of Probation referencing Reckless Driving reduced from Driving Under the Influence
Andrew Trotter, wanted for Violation of Probation referencing 2nd Driving Under the Influence Outside of 5 Years
Johnnie Nelson Jr, wanted for Violation of Probation referencing 3rd Driving Under the Influence In More Than 10 Years
Rodney Fudge Jr, wanted for Violation of Drug Probation referencing Possession of Marijuana Over 20G, Possession of a Weapon by Florida Delinquent Adult Felon
James Harding wanted for Violation of Probation referencing Domestic Assault

“This is the weekly list you do not want to be on,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “These five fugitive’s names were highlighted in CRIMEMAPS and within hours all were taken into our custody. The teamwork, dedication and motivation between our units to arrest these guys and have them face justice is why I’m proud and honored to lead our team.”

All five Flagler County Wanted Fugitives were arrested on July 21, 2021, and transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.

Rodney Fudge is being held on a $1,500 bond. Andrew Trotter is being held on a $5,000 bond. Raythel Goldsmith, Johnnie Nelson, and James Harding are being held on no bond.