Overview
- Deputies in Palm Coast say Kevin Cichowski attacked two elderly parents Friday morning, hitting one with a cane and throwing a phone at the other.
- The victims hid in a bedroom because one was bedridden, and deputies evacuated them before taking Cichowski into custody without further incident.
- Bodycam video and 911 audio released Monday capture a parent identifying him as their son and reporting death threats to them and to officers.
- During transport to jail, he voiced suicidal thoughts, which deputies said prompted an involuntary mental-health hold under Florida’s Baker Act.
- He faces multiple felonies including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery on people over 65, aggravated battery, witness tampering, and robbery by sudden snatching, and he is listed as a Democratic candidate with a prior 2024 domestic arrest noted in records.