- April 16, 2024
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A Tomoka Correctional Facility inmate serving time for burglary, armed burglary and theft of a firearm was on a work crew in Flagler County Aug. 12 when he found two handguns alongside the road, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office report.
Thomas Hall, 29, was working on an inmate cleanup crew on US 1 south of Korona when he saw a black hoodie alongside the road and reached for it with his trash pickup tool. As he lifted the hoodie, two handguns fell out of it, according to the FCSO report.
One was a 40-caliber Springfield XDM handgun with a steel finish, and the other was a 9mm Canik 55. Both guns were rusted and unloaded.
The Tomoka corrections officer who was present when Hall found the guns reported the incident to the FCSO, which ran the firearms' serial numbers through a database to see if they'd been reported as stolen. They had not been. The hoodie and the guns were turned over to the FCSO's evidence unit.
