Overview
- Volusia County deputies on a spring-break surge patrol arrested Anthony Benjamin Grove at Daytona Beach after they approached a nearby man for an open-container violation.
- Deputies said a records check showed Grove was wanted in Ohio for a parole violation tied to a 2015 case in which his 2-month-old son died after he threw a ceramic mug.
- Florida authorities charged Grove with failing to register as a convicted felon and with drug possession after they allegedly found a THC vape device in his backpack.
- Grove remains in Volusia County custody as officials coordinate his extradition to Ohio through the governors’ offices, a process that moves executive warrants between states.
- The sheriff’s office promoted bodycam and archival clips on social media to spotlight the arrest, and coverage ranged from the New York Post’s tabloid framing to People and local TV’s straight recaps.