Man fleeing deputies carjacks woman with children in the backseat in Deltona, officials say

DELTONA, Fla. — Volusia County deputies, including the SWAT team, arrested a man wanted on charges of carjacking and kidnapping in Deltona after an hourslong standoff, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities responded to the 700 block of Gainsboro Street where 27-year-old David Readdean had barricaded himself after deputies said struggled with and fled from a deputy during a shoplifting incident earlier in the day.

That incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the Publix at 605 Courtland Boulevard, where an employee said Readdean had stolen a Sonicare toothbrush and a dental guard, deputies said.

The deputy approached Readdean at his car, prompting Readdean to take off, officials said.

After fleeing the shoplifting incident, deputies said Readdean was involved in a traffic crash at 922 Fort Smith Boulevard.

Deputies said he then jumped into the backseat of an occupied car, where a 6-year-old and 3-year-old were sitting, and demanded the driver leave the scene, which she did because she feared he'd hurt her or her kids.

She later dropped him off near the corner of Saxon Boulevard and Woffington Avenue, deputies said.

Neighbors watched as law enforcement made their move.

"They all went in with their guns drawn," said Laurie Mimms, who lives nearby. "There was probably five or six of them."

Readdean was arrested and his charges include resisting an officer with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer, escape, carjacking, three counts of kidnapping, possession of heroin and driving without a valid license, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Spirit Elementary was temporarily placed on lockdown while deputies searched the area.

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