VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A wanted man was captured near DeLand Friday afternoon after Volusia deputies deployed a helicopter to help track him, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies said Kyle Bellantoni, 29, was wanted on charges of violation of probation for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking and domestic battery.
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Bellantoni’s car was tracked just before 4 p.m. driving in DeLand, prompting a chase through the city, according to the sheriff’s office.
A helicopter was deployed to follow the car as it drove through the area before Bellantoni bailed from the vehicle and ran into a wooded area south of Walts and Winslow avenues, deputies said.
Despite attempts to hide, deputies and K-9s were eventually able to track Bellantoni, who surrendered and was taken into custody, deputies said.
Body camera footage and helicopter video shows the chase and capture, which the sheriff’s office posted to their social media.
On Saturday, deputies said after reviewing footage from their helicopter, they located a backpack that Bellantoni was carrying and later ditched sometime during the chase.
Inside of the bag deputies said they found a loaded 9mm handgun along with 42 grams of marijuana.
Bellantoni faces additional charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, carrying a concealed firearm, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana. These charges are on top of the original charges of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, driving with a suspended license, resisting an officer without violence and several counts of violation of felony probation.
Bellantoni was taken to the hospital for treatment before being escorted to the Volusia County Jail, the sheriff’s office stated.
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