Car Flips During Police Chase, Five Arrested

DELTONA, Fla. -- Suspects fleeing from a residential burglary in Deltona Saturday night rolled their car on its side while trying to get away from responding Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies.  Thanks to an alert resident who spotted the break-in as it was happening, deputies were able to nab five suspects, including two juveniles, along with a stolen gun and a felony amount of marijuana.  All three adult suspects are convicted felons.  No one was injured during the incident.

The burglary at a residence in the 800 block of Vicksburg Street was called in at 8:56 p.m. by a resident who reported seeing a car drive behind the victim’s residence and then four men walking from the back of the house to the front and forcing their way into the house through the front door.  A short while later, the caller reported seeing the men run to the back of the house and then drive off.  

About five minutes after the 911 call came in, a responding deputy spotted the suspect vehicle and tried to pull it over, but it refused to stop. The vehicle also refused to stop for a second deputy, but at about 9:04 p.m., another deputy managed to puncture two of the car’s tires with a spiked stop stick near the intersection of North Normandy Boulevard and Graves Avenue. The driver lost control while trying to make a turn at the intersection and the vehicle rolled on its side.

Four of the five defendants were immediately secured and handcuffed. While righting the vehicle, deputies noticed the scent of marijuana.  Drugs were found inside the vehicle, and some of it was in small bags packaged for distribution.  Under the front passenger seat, deputies also recovered a handgun which had been reported stolen in 2010.  The fifth defendant was found a short while later hiding in some nearby woods. He also had some marijuana on him, bringing the total amount seized to about 125 grams.  Deputies tried to question the defendants, but all five refused to be interviewed. The names and charges of the adults are as follows:

Dramatiz Houston, 21, DeLand. Charged with armed burglary, grand theft, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, principle to fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Frederick Sanders, 18, DeLand. Charged with armed burglary, grand theft, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, principle to fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sanders, who is on probation for a previous burglary conviction, was also charged with a probation violation.

Frederick Wiggins, 20, DeLand. Charged with armed burglary, grand theft, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, principle to fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia.