Overview
- Daytona Beach officers stopped a white 2025 Kia SUV they had been searching for and arrested Damoun Patterson without incident after locating the vehicle in the 700 block of Silver Beach Avenue.
- A post-stop vehicle inventory turned up a machete-style knife and investigators confirmed the SUV was stolen before removing it from national and state law-enforcement databases.
- Volusia County booking records list Patterson on a charge of grand theft of a motor vehicle while Daytona Beach police say he faces additional felony allegations that include armed burglary, aggravated assault and criminal mischief.
- Orlando police are expected to file separate charges connected to a reported home-invasion investigation, creating an inter-jurisdictional probe between Daytona Beach and Orlando authorities.
- Patterson’s prior time with NFL teams has increased public attention but officials stress the case is developing, evidence is being reviewed, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.