Crisis Negotiators Successfully De-escalate Situation Involving Armed Violent and Suicidal Offender (video)
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Bunnell, FL - On March 30, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Negotiation Team successfully de-escalated a critical incident involving a wanted suicidal man in the B-Section of Palm Coast after hours of negotiations.Just after 10 a.m., the Flagler County Emergency Communications Center received a report that a man was violating a domestic violence no contact order and was parked outside a residence on Burning Ember Lane where the victim was staying.A deputy responded and located the man, identified as Isaac Lewis, 22, of Palm Coast, in his vehicle outside the residence. When the deputy attempted to make contact, Lewis fled, nearly hitting the deputy, and fled the scene in his vehicle. Shortly after, Lewis returned to the residence, exited the vehicle, and held a handgun to his head, threatening to take his own life.
Deputies realized Lewis had not only committed a violent felony but was also experiencing a mental health crisis and immediately began talking with Lewis, while FCSO’s Crisis Negotiation and SWAT teams were responding to assist.Once on scene, Deputy First Class Bryan Carter, a trained crisis negotiator, established contact with Lewis. During the negotiations, the two spoke for more than two hours — in-person, over the phone, and eventually on FaceTime — and established a rapport on numerous topics before Lewis’ phone battery died. To safely regain communication, the SWAT team deployed a robot to deliver Lewis a replacement phone.Once communication was re-established, Deputy First Class Carter continued negotiations from inside the SWAT team’s BearCat armored vehicle, ensuring that he remained safe, but Lewis could still see him through the window as they talked.During the incident, the Crisis Negotiation Team was supported by a range of technologies to enhance situational awareness and support de-escalation efforts and for the safety of all involved. Analysts and deputies in the Real Time Crime Center used live feeds from body cameras and drones to maintain a visual on Lewis and relay timely and accurate information to deputies on scene.Just before 2 p.m., Lewis removed the magazine from the firearm, cleared the live round of ammunition in the chamber, and placed the weapon on the ground. Deputies then safely secured Lewis without further incident.Deputies arrested Lewis for resisting arrest without violence, aggravated stalking, and fleeing and eluding. He was first taken to a local hospital for medical clearance, where he was visited by Deputy First Class Carter and a member of FCSO’s Behavioral Response Unit. After being released from the hospital, he was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held without bond and will be able to receive mental health treatment.
