- May 4, 2024
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A routine traffic stop at the Wawa on State Road 100 in Palm Coast let to the arrest of an armed man wanted in Georgia for homicide. Deputies used a stun gun multiple times to subdue the man when he resisted arrest and reached for a handgun in his waistband. (View a deputy's body camera footage of the arrest HERE).
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Deputy First Class Crista Rainey conducted a traffic stop on a white Dodge Charger at the Wawa at 11 p.m. March 17 after seeing it traveling at 63 mph in a 50 mph zone.
The car smelled of cannabis, but both the driver and the passenger, 21-year-old Shaquan Moore, said they did not have any narcotics or medical marijuana prescriptions in the vehicle.
The driver was asked to exit the vehicle and was secured pending the investigation.
Moore was then asked to exit the vehicle, but began to resist deputies and tried to run while reaching for his waistband. Rainey called for backup as Shaquan continued to resist arrest.
Deputy Aaron Clay and Deputy Aaron Beausoleil arrived while Shaquan was resisting. Several warnings were given to Shaquan to stop resisting or he would be tased.
Deputy Beausoleil then administered a total of four drive stuns as Shaquan continued to resist and would not bring one hand away from his waistband.
Shaquan was eventually secured in handcuffs. A loaded 9mm handgun was recovered from Shaquan’s waistband.
Shaquan was found to be a fugitive from Fulton County, Georgia, with an active warrant for homicide. Shaquan was medically cleared at Advent Health Palm Coast for minor abrasions from resisting arrest.
Shaquan was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and charged with Resisting Arrest with Violence and Possession of a Concealed Firearm. He was additionally arrested for the Fulton County warrant and held as a Fugitive from Justice. He remains in jail with no bond allowed.
“This goes to show that no traffic stop is ‘routine’ and a simple speeding violation can quickly escalate into a violent encounter with a very dangerous individual,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “DFC Rainey had no idea that she was pulling over a fugitive wanted for murder. This could have easily turned into a deadly encounter but our deputies reacted quickly, used their training to safely take this suspect into custody and, thankfully, God was watching over our deputies last night.”
A probable cause search of the vehicle yielded a small amount of Cannabis. The driver was given a verbal warning for speeding and the possession of cannabis. He was subsequently released with his vehicle from the scene.
Body camera footage of the arrest is available on YouTube or Facebook.
