Overview
- The woman met 31-year-old Justin Andrew Fountain on Facebook Dating and ended their short relationship after a few weeks.
- After the breakup he allegedly escalated to persistent in-person harassment, hundreds of calls and threatening texts that pressured the victim and sought to control her movements.
- Investigators say Fountain accessed the victim’s phone and social accounts and used location apps to track her, then stole a memorial teddy bear holding her young son’s cremated remains and threatened to destroy it.
- Flagler County deputies stopped Fountain on I-95, searched his vehicle, found the teddy bear with the ashes and took him into custody on multiple felony charges.
- Fountain faces counts including aggravated stalking, extortion, unauthorized access and use of tracking devices, and grand theft, and the case underscores how digital tools and targeting of sentimental items can amplify abuse; victims can call 1-800-799-7233 for help.