EUSTIS, Florida—Jephson Seguin, the man suspected in the attacks of three women and trying to run over a Eustis Police officer has been released on bond.
Seguin, 20, was apprehended Thursday afternoon after his parents called police and he fled out the back door of their home on Marietta Lane in Eustis. He is accused trying to run a police officer over and attacking two women in the spring and a third woman Tuesday night after he followed her on foot and in the black Cadillac Escalade EXT he was driving. When he tried to run the officer over, the officer opened fire, shot three rounds and struck Seguin in the shoulder.
Body cam footage shows the moment a Eustis Police officer opened fire on a suspect who nearly ran him over.
When officers apprehended him, they found he had not received medical treatment for the wound, and he was taken to a Level II Trauma Center in Sanford. He was booked into the Lake County Jail just after midnight Friday on several charges, including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, stalking, battery and leaving the scene of a crash and had a $26,500 bond; a charge of resisting arrest with violence was added the same day, increasing his bond to $37,000 and he was released Saturday morning after posting bond, according to LCJ online booking records. His next court date is scheduled for July 24.
EUSTIS, Florida—The man suspected in the attacks of three women and trying to run over a Eustis Police officer has been booked into the Lake County Jail.
Jephson Seguin, 20, is accused trying to run a police officer over and attacking two women in the spring and a third woman Tuesday night after he followed her on foot and in the black Cadillac Escalade EXT he was driving, according to an arrest affidavit.
After following the victim both on foot and in the Escalade, a witness told an EPD detective Seguin was peeping through his kitchen window on Morningview Drive and he walked outside and confronted him. Seguin reportedly told the man he was looking for a friend’s house but unsure where he lived; he left and began following the victim for the third time. The victim told police she was walking around the neighborhood for about 40 minutes when Seguin came up behind her and began to grope her in a sexual manner and thrust his pelvis into her. He threw her to the ground and got on top of her, she screamed, and he jumped up and ran northbound on Morningview Drive. She called police and as she was speaking to dispatch, she heard gunshots and the Escalade EXT drove past her with damage along the side.
A still photo from surveillance video shows the black Escalade Jephson Seguin was driving Tuesday night. PHOTO: Eustis Police Department
While she was on the phone, two EPD officers responded to her battery complaint. The shift’s corporal spotted the Escalade parked on the side of Morningview Drive and he saw Seguin duck below the dash and gave him loud verbal commands to show his hands. He turned the truck on and began to rapidly accelerate towards the second officer, who was parked behind the corporal. That officer, Cody Schneider, who has been with EPD for nearly two years, fired three rounds at the Escalade and it continued to flee the scene. While fleeing, the truck struck a grey Nissan Altima and continued to flee. It was unknown at the time if any of the shots struck Seguin, but when EPD took him into custody Thursday afternoon, they found he had a gunshot wound to his shoulder, consistent with being shot at the time he accelerated toward Schneider.
Police began tracking down leads and searched the Driver And Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) for 2002 through 2006 black Cadillac Escalade EXTs and found 14 matches in Lake County. They found one registered to two owners, later found to be Seguin’s parents, on Marietta Lane, just a mile from the scene of the attack. Detectives spoke with Seguin’s father, and he told them he does own the truck and his son drives it. He said Seguin was at work at Waterman Village and was supposed to visit his grandmother in Orlando after he got off work. Detectives responded to Waterman Village, where Seguin was employed as a cook, and found he worked until 8 p.m. Tuesday and he called in on Wednesday, the affidavit states.
Waterman Village provided surveillance video showing Seguin driving the Escalade with an inoperable passenger side headlight. Officers on scene of the attack noted the same headlight was out when they arrived on the scene. EPD has since located the truck in Orange County.
On Thursday, detectives obtained video footage of an individual wearing the same hoodie and black pants approaching the front door of a home on a nearby street on June 17. Later Thursday, just before 2:45 p.m., Seguin’s parents called EPD and said their son was at home and had just left through the back door. EPD arrived and found Seguin walking on the sidewalk on another street in his neighborhood and they took him into custody. They found he had been shot in the shoulder and he was transported to HCA Lake Monroe Hospital for treatment and later booked into LCJ, where he is being held on $26,500 bond. He is facing several charges, including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, stalking, battery and leaving the scene of a crash.
EUSTIS, Florida—The man accused of attacking three women in Eustis since April is in custody.
Jephson Seguin, 20, was apprehended Thursday afternoon around 3 p.m. as he ran out the back door of his parents’ house in the 800 block of Marietta Lane in the Hillcrest at Lake Nettie subdivision, Eustis Police Department Capt. Jon Fahning said. Inside Lake was the first media organization to break Seguin was in custody, the only media on the scene of the latest incident Tuesday night on Morningview Drive and the only media on scene at Seguin’s house after he was captured.
Eustis Police officers stand outside the home where Jephson Seguin was captured Thursday.
Two EPD officers responded to Morningview Drive after a woman was attacked shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday and the suspect attempted to run an officer over just after he exited his patrol unit. The officer opened fire on the black, early 2000s Cadillac Escalade EXT and it was discovered Thursday that Seguin had been struck in the shoulder by at least one bullet. The officer was not injured and is on paid administrative leave—department policy—while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement completes its investigation, which is standard in officer-involved shootings. EPD released body cam footage of the shooting Wednesday afternoon.
EPD identified Seguin quickly after Tuesday’s attack and officers were unable to locate him but stayed in close contact with his parents. On Thursday Seguin spoke with EPD through an attorney and was supposed to turn himself in at the department at 2 p.m. but failed to do so. His mother called EPD around 3 p.m. and asked officers to respond to her home and as they arrived, Seguin fled out the back door of the home and was captured, Fahning said.
He was transported by ground to HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital, a level II trauma center, for treatment of the gunshot wound to his shoulder.
The vehicle used to try to run the officer over Tuesday has not been found. The Escalade is not registered to Seguin, but is registered to one of his family members, Fahning said. Seguin is facing charges of lewd or lascivious molestation, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless driving, fleeing to elude law enforcement, resisting arrest with violence, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage and stalking. EPD is asking he be held on no bond.
Area law enforcement agencies assisted in the investigation, Fahning said, including the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Dora Police Department, Leesburg Police Department and Apopka Police Department.
“It takes all of us to work together, we can’t do it by ourselves,” Fahning said, “without their help, we’re not here today.”
EUSTIS, Florida—The man who grabbed a woman, groped her and threw her to the ground before trying to run over a Eustis Police officer is believed to be responsible for two attacks in April, according to EPD Capt. Jon Fahning.
Shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect, described as a black male, late teens to early 20s, approximately 6 feet tall, with a thin build and wearing a grey hoodie, black pants and a surgical mask, grabbed a woman jogging on Morningview Drive near Eustis High School, groped her and threw her to the ground. She was not injured and is cooperating with the investigation.
It is unclear who called in the attack, but two officers responded to the call and the suspect attempted to run an officer over just after he exited his patrol unit. The officer opened fire on the black, early 2000s Cadillac Escalade EXT; it is unknown if the suspect was struck by gunfire. The officer was not injured and is on paid administrative leave—department policy—while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement completes its investigation, which is standard in officer-involved shootings. EPD released body cam footage of the shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Body cam footage shows the moment a Eustis Police officer opens fire on a suspect who nearly ran him over.
The Escalade EXT fled the scene and struck a grey Nissan sedan causing heavy damage to the car and police believe the Escalade suffered extensive damage as well, Fahning said. The suspect escaped.
EPD has followed up on numerous leads and is looking for the man they suspect is responsible, and when he is captured he will be facing a “slew of charges,” Fahning said. The department is also offering a $5,000 reward in the case.
In April, a woman was jogging northbound on Country Club Road midmorning when the man came up behind her and grabbed her in a “bear hug” and thrust his hips into her in an aggressive and sexual manner, Fahning told Inside Lake in April.
The victim hit the unidentified man with a water bottle, and he fled southbound on Country Club Road. The woman was not injured, Fahning said. That suspect was described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing all black, including a black hoodie and a black and blue mask—very similar to the man who attacked the woman Tuesday night. Several days later, the man attempted to attack another female jogger, but she was able to get away.
EPD is asking anyone with information about the suspect or the vehicle to call EPD at 352-357-4121 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS; Crimeline callers may be eligible for a reward.
EUSTIS, Florida—Eustis Police Department has released still photos taken from surveillance videos that captured the suspect and his vehicle in the attack of a female jogger Tuesday night.
The suspect is described as a black male with a thin build, approximately 6 feet tall and was wearing a grey hoodie, black pants and a surgical mask, according to EPD Capt. Jon Fahning.
The man ran up behind a woman around 9 p.m. on Morningview Drive, near Eustis High School, grabbed her, groped her and threw her to the ground. It is unclear who called in the attack, but two officers responded to the call and the suspect attempted to run an officer over as he approached the black early 2000s Escalade EXT.
The officer opened fire on the vehicle but is unknown if he was struck by gunfire. The suspect fled the scene in the truck, crashed into another vehicle, continued to flee and escaped. The front passenger side of the Escalade has heavy damage, and its passenger side headlight was out prior to the crash, Fahning told Inside Lake.
Police are looking into the possibility the suspect from Tuesday night is the same suspect who attacked a woman in April. The woman was jogging northbound around 10:30 a.m. April 21 on Country Club Road when the man came up behind her and grabbed her in a “bear hug” and thrust his hips into her in an aggressive and sexual manner, Fahning told Inside Lake in April.
The victim hit the unidentified man with a water bottle, and he fled southbound on Country Club Road. The woman was not injured, Fahning said. That suspect was described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing all black, including a black hoodie and a black and blue mask—very similar to the man who attacked the woman Tuesday night. A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
EPD is asking anyone with information about the suspect or the vehicle to call EPD at 352-357-4121.
EUSTIS, Florida—More details were released in the Eustis Police Department officer-involved shooting shortly after midnight Wednesday morning.
The suspect, described as a black male with a thin build, approximately 6 feet tall and was wearing a grey hoodie, black pants and a surgical mask, according to EPD Capt. Jon Fahning.
The man ran up behind a woman around 9 p.m. on Morningview Drive, near Eustis High School, grabbed her, groped her and threw her to the ground. It is unclear who called EPD, but two officers responded and as one officer pulled up, the suspect returned to his vehicle and got inside; a second officer arrived and was outside of his patrol unit approaching the suspect when he ducked below the steering wheel and then accelerated toward the officer who was on foot and the officer opened fire, Fahning said. It is unknown if the suspect was shot.
The male suspect fled the scene in a black early 2000s Cadillac Escalade EXT, crashed into another vehicle, continued to flee and escaped. The front passenger side of the Escalade has heavy damage, and its passenger side headlight was out prior to the crash, Fahning said. The Escalade EXT looks like a pickup truck, not an SUV and Inside Lake is working on getting still images from videos that captured both the suspect and the vehicle.
PHOTO: Marilyn M. Aciego/Inside Lake
Police are looking into the possibility the suspect from Tuesday night is the same suspect who attacked a woman in April. The woman was jogging northbound around 10:30 a.m. April 21 on Country Club Road when the man came up behind her and grabbed her in a “bear hug” and thrust his hips into her in an aggressive and sexual manner, Fahning told Inside Lake in April.
The victim hit the unidentified man with a water bottle, and he fled southbound on Country Club Road. The woman was not injured, Fahning said. That suspect was described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing all black, including a black hoodie and a black and blue mask—very similar to the man who attacked the woman Tuesday night.
EPD is urging anyone with information about the suspect or the vehicle to call EPD at 352-357-4121.
EUSTIS, Florida—Only Inside Lake was on the scene of an officer-involved shooting late Tuesday night.
EPD responded to Morningview Drive near Eustis High School on a report of a fight between a male and a female around 9 p.m., EPD. Capt. Jon Fahning said on scene. As one officer pulled up, the suspect returned to his vehicle and got inside; a second officer arrived and was outside of his patrol unit approaching the suspect when he ducked below the steering wheel and then accelerated toward the officer who was on foot. The officer opened fire, Fahning said. It is unknown if the suspect was shot.
“He definitely drove toward the officer,” Fahning told Inside Lake.
PHOTO: Jolie Fowler/Inside Lake
The male suspect fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into another vehicle, continued to flee and escaped apprehension. There is a large law enforcement presence in the area, including road patrol officers and the department’s other captain, Ken Toler.
Police are not releasing any other details at this time, including a vehicle description. EPD has reached out to the surrounding law enforcement agencies in its hunt for the suspect.
LEESBURG, Florida—A Eustis man is facing a felony criminal mischief charge after admitting he painted a heart on the parking lot of a Leesburg bar, according to an arrest affidavit.
Timothy Scott Bombard, 36, was captured on video painting a white heart on the parking lot of Dirty South Saloon, 1850 U.S. Highway 441, Leesburg on June 16 and he was easily identified because he had previously applied for a job at the bar, the manager told a Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Bombard apparently asked if the bar would keep a heart that was already painted there after the bar resealed and repainted the parking lot, the affidavit states.
The manager told Bombard they would not be keeping the heart and Bombard reportedly said he would come back and do it anyway, the manager told LCSO. Bombard also sent a text message to the manager’s boyfriend admitting he painted the heart and knew he could go to jail for it.
On Wednesday, Bombard went to the sheriff’s office and told an LCSO detective he did paint the large white heart on the parking lot in remembrance of someone who died in that spot, according to the affidavit.
Bombard was arrested for criminal mischief and walked over to the Lake County Jail, where he was later released on $2,000 bond.
MOUNT DORA, Florida—Two people are in the Lake County Jail following a tussle with Mount Dora Police Department and a multi-agency pursuit across Lake County Friday.
Shortly after midnight, MDPD responded to Perkins, 17080 U.S. Highway 441, Mount Dora on a report of a verbal argument. Officers found a black Ford F-150 with two occupants inside and identified the pair as Larissa Molina, 22 of Franklin, North Carolina and Adrian Delgado, 22, of Kissimmee. Officers ran the VIN of the truck and found it was possibly stolen out of Orange County, according to Delgado’s arrest affidavit.
Delgado apparently had a tire iron in his hands and MDPD tried to take him into custody; details in the affidavit are very limited and it is unclear when Delgado armed himself with the tire iron. Delgado tried to get away and kept “slipping out” of an MDPD’s officer’s grip and another officer tased Delgado, striking him in the back. Delgado then fled northbound toward U.S. Highway 441 on foot, the affidavit states.
He ran west toward the Walmart parking lot nearby and was finally apprehended in the parking lot of First National Bank at the corner of Eudora Road and U.S. Highway 441. Delgado reportedly said he was scared because he was homeless and kept asking about Molina, the affidavit states.
He was placed in the back of a patrol unit, where he vomited and was taken to AdventHealth Waterman in Tavares, where he was medically cleared and then transported to the Lake County Jail.
While Delgado was fleeing on foot, Molina fled in the stolen truck and MDPD attempted to stop her but was not successful. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy was in the area of Perkins when he heard unintelligible radio traffic but “sounded in distress,” he noted in Molina’s arrest affidavit.
“I began responding to the call when I was informed a black F-150 had struck one of the officers in an attempt to get away and was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 441,” the deputy stated in the affidavit.
Molina, however, is not facing a charge of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, which would be standard if she struck the MDPD officer as she was fleeing.
The deputy spotted the truck at U.S. Highway 441 and Spring Harbor Boulevard and attempted to perform a traffic stop. Molina continued to flee northbound on U.S. Highway 441, making several U-turns, failed to yield to oncoming traffic and reached speeds over more than 100 miles per hour, the affidavit states.
Multiple agencies assisted including Eustis Police Department, Tavares Police Department and Fruitland Park Police Department; LCSO never lost sight of the truck as it traveled across the county. FPPD deployed stop sticks at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the truck struck them and continued to flee before coming to a final stop at Lagrande Boulevard and U.S. Highway 27 in The Villages. Molina was then taken into custody, according to the affidavit.
The pair is facing multiple charges; Molina was arrested for fleeing and eluding, no driver license, grand theft auto, resisting an officer without violence and loitering or prowling. She is being held on $14,000 bond. Delgado is facing charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, resisting an officer without violence, grand theft auto and loitering or prowling; he is being held on $13,500 bond.
EUSTIS, Florida—Three teens, who are documented gang members and well-known to local law enforcement were arrested again last week, this time for burglarizing vehicles, according to several arrest affidavits.
On May 30, Eustis Police Department responded to a call about three suspicious males in black hoodies and masks on Beaumont Lane in the Arbor Hills neighborhood and found three males matching the description in the area of Waycross Avenue and Abrams Road around 3:30 a.m.
The trio, later identified as Gyrice Trayvon Foster, 18, Kristine Morell Morris, 15, and Artavious Jamarr Williams, 17, all of Eustis, tried to run but complied when an officer ordered them to the ground with his taser. The trio was searched and a wallet belonging to a victim on Gables Drive in the 44 Gables neighborhood was found on Morris, according to the affidavit.
Video surveillance later showed the teens entering another vehicle on Gables Drive and all three were wearing black latex gloves that were taken into evidence. At the time of the crime, Morris was also wanted for armed robbery and was taken into custody on a juvenile pickup order, along with his new crimes. Morris is also on probation and was equipped with a GPS ankle monitor when he was taken into custody. All three teens have prior convictions for theft, the affidavit states.
In the robbery case, Morris is accused of setting up a man who was trying to mentor him after he withdrew money from an ATM in downtown Eustis on Halloween 2022. The man picked Morris up and when he stopped at the ATM, Morris was chatting with, another documented gang member, who Inside Lake is not naming because he has not been charged with a crime. Morris asked the victim to pick that teen up at a home in Orange County and then they returned to Eustis, where they picked up a documented gang member, and then traveled to Lake Harris Cove Apartments in Leesburg, the site of another unrelated shooting late last month.
When they arrived at Lake Harris Cove, they picked up another male. Inside Lake is also not identifying that male because he has not yet been charged in the robbery incident. They drove back to Orange County and the victim thought one of the teens was picking up some clothes, but when he tried to reenter the vehicle, he was armed with a large rifle and the victim told him not to bring the rifle and he stayed in Orange County, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The group returned to Eustis and were in the area of Briarcliff Avenue and South Street where they picked up an unknown male. The victim exited the black GMC he was driving to “dap them up,” and the unknown male pushed away from the victim and drew a gun from his waistband and pointed at the victim and reportedly said, “Run your (expletive,)” which means “empty your pockets,” the victim told police. The victim was then robbed for the $200 he withdrew from the ATM earlier in the day, and all the teens fled the scene, the affidavit states.
Cell phone records and Instagram messages later backed up the victim’s story. The teens are documented members of “4wayy” a gang believed to be responsible for multiple shootings, grand theft auto reports and burglaries in Eustis.
The teens were all charged with burglary and petit theft in the May 30 Eustis vehicle burglaries.
