- April 24, 2024
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4:20 p.m. UPDATE:
A couple wanted in connection to a Palm Coast home burglary was arrested Monday afternoon following a pursuit through Flagler and St. Johns counties, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The two may be tied to as many as 24 burglaries in a three-county area during the last six months.
“Simply put, this couple made their living off stealing from other people,” Flagler County Sheriff Donald Fleming said in a statement.
Flagler detectives are working with investigators from St. Johns and Volusia counties to clear up what is expected to be at least 24 burglaries between the three counties.
William Fulkerson, 36, of St. Augustine, and Carmen Kilgore, 28, who is a transient, are suspects in the Oct. 5 burglary of a home on Covington Lane in Palm Coast. A video of the break-in was issued by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Friday asking for the public’s help in identifying the burglars.
This morning, deputies observed a vehicle matching the description of the SUV seen in the video. Around noon, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop the Ford Expedition on North Parkview Drive, in Palm Coast. The driver refused and fled from deputies on a route that snaked through Palm Coast at speeds of between 30 mph and 40 mph.
Deputies said initially, the vehicle turned out of Parkview Drive onto Belle Terre Parkway, leading deputies north to Cypress Point Parkway to Walmart then to Cypress Edge Drive, and then turning onto Palm Coast Parkway eastbound until reaching the northbound ramp to I-95. At one point, deputies attempted to deploy Stop Sticks on Cypress Edge Drive, causing damage to the two tires on the driver’s side.
The vehicle was traveling on the highway at about 70 mph on two rims and two tires.
Flagler County’s FireFlight assisted with following the vehicle, giving deputies the location and direction of travel from an aerial view. Florida Highway Patrol troopers and St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies joined Flagler County deputies to stop the vehicle when the vehicle left I-95 and turned onto U.S. 1 northbound and then headed eastbound on County Road 206.
When the vehicle returned to U.S. 1 and headed northbound, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies were able to halt the vehicle by deploying Stop Sticks.
Fulkerson is being held at the St. Johns County Jail on charges of felony fleeing and eluding a police officer and criminal mischief. Kilgore is still being questioned by detectives.
Both are facing additional charges in Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia counties.
ORIGINAL STORY
Two suspects, a male and a female, are in custody this afternoon after a 30-minute car chase through Flagler and St. Johns counties, according to a source with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The chase began around Parkview Drive, in Palm Coast, when a Sheriff’s Office road deputy spotted a Ford Expedition matching the description of the SUV used in last week’s burglary of a Covington Lane home.
The deputy went to perform a routine traffic stop when the two suspects drove off, the source said.
The chase continued onto Palm Coast Parkway. The SUV ran over Stop Sticks in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts but continued onto northbound Interstate 95.
Riding mostly on its rims, the two suspects exited onto County Road 206 and headed east toward U.S. 1.
After turning north onto U.S. 1, the vehicle eventually pulled over and the two suspects were apprehended, according to the source.
Flagler County’s FireFlight helicopter was used to track the drivers from the air.
Both suspects were taken into custody and are being questioned, according to the source.
More details will be released as they become available.
