EUSTIS, Fla. – After searching for days, Lake County deputies located a man accused of fleeing an aggravated assault in Eustis earlier this week.
David Flores, 37, was arrested early Wednesday after being found hiding in a hole on a property in Sorrento.
Lake County deputies said a K9 found Flores on the Sorrento property and bit him. Flores was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries and later booked into jail.
Lt. John Herrell told News 6 that Flores had acquaintances in the area he was found, which was a “known drug area.”
According to deputies, Flores was “possibly armed” when he ran off from an aggravated assault at a home on Bates Avenue in Eustis. The victim in the assault told detectives that Flores had brought explosives into the home.
“The whole situation has been quite bizarre from the get-go,” Herrell said. “What it looks like is: it looks like there are firework mortars with some shrapnel taped around them with a wick. So it looks like it would be something that he could use as a weapon if needed.”
The victim also told deputies that Flores had sexually assaulted her.
“It was originally reported as an aggravated assault with a firearm. And what we’ve since learned is that this victim who was at this residence Sunday has been the victim of an aggravated sexual battery and as well as battery by strangulation, aggravated assault and a whole laundry list of charges. Detectives are still working out all the charges,” Herrell said.
Herrell said they found two of the homemade explosives inside the home on Bates Avenue. He said Flores will face federal charges for the explosives.
Details of the incident have not been released.
He faces a charge of resisting law enforcement and other charges are forthcoming. Prior to the incident, Flores had an active warrant for burglary.
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