- May 17, 2024
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The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Palm Coast man on elderly abuse and battery charges for allegedly hitting his 91-year-old grandfather.
The man, Brandon Valentine, 41, lives with his grandparents in Palm Coast's W Section. On April 14, the Sheriff's Office received a report that Valentine had struck his grandfather and went to the home to investigate, a FCSO press release said.
Both parties initially gave conflicting reports and there were no observable injuries on the victim and the video deputies had of the incident was unusable, the press release said. Valentine told deputies he would send in better quality video that he said would clear him of any wrongdoing.
The Department of Children and Families received additional reports of abuse from the victim's daughter, who lives out of state, and FCSO deputies returned to the home for a followup visit, the press release said. During the deputies' investigation, they received video footage from Valentine of the April 14 incident, which shows Valentine lunging at the victim who then falls to the floor in the video, according to video footage sent from the FCSO.
Valentine was arrested on May 1. He is being charged with abuse of elderly or disabled adult and battery of a person over 65.
