HOA president assaults 12-year-old, steals his bicycle because he saw boy 'sitting alone' and doing nothing near clubhouse: Police

A Florida HOA president allegedly pushed a 12-year-old disconnected his bicycle and stole the motorcycle due to the fact that helium didn't deliberation the lad was expected to beryllium astatine the community's clubhouse.

Paul Holmes, 69, is accused of child abuse and petit theft.

The incidental unfolded Tuesday evening wrong the Spruce Creek Fly-In assemblage successful Port Orange, a probable origin apprehension affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime said. A fly-in assemblage is designed to let residents to onshore and parkland their backstage planes adjacent to their homes.

The unfortunate said helium was riding his bicycle astir the Spruce Creek Clubhouse erstwhile helium became bushed and sat down adjacent the tennis court.

He said helium saw Holmes, who was "staring astatine him and making an unusual facial expression." The lad said helium hopped backmost connected his bicycle and raised his mediate digit toward Holmes.

That's erstwhile Holmes allegedly pushed the lad disconnected his motorcycle and said "Do you cognize who I am? I'm president of the HOA." Holmes past picked up the bicycle and enactment it successful his car and drove away, cops said.

The boy, who precocious moved to the country from Texas with his grandfather, ran location crying. Shortly thereafter, the gramps saw Holmes with the motorcycle successful his car and requested that helium instrumentality it. Holmes initially refused, which sparked an statement that was filmed by the HOA president's wife, the affidavit stated. Eventually, Holmes returned the bicycle.

Deputies with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office spoke with Holmes, who said helium and his woman were astatine the tennis courts erstwhile they saw the lad sitting unsocial and "doing nothing," cops wrote. Holmes told deputies determination person been issues with juveniles hanging retired astatine the nine who were not members, though they were not committing immoderate crimes.

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After the lad raised his mediate digit astatine them, Holmes and his woman asked him if helium lived determination and whether helium was "a subordinate of the club." Holmes claimed the lad ran distant and near his bicycle behind. He allegedly said helium picked it up and was going to springiness it to security.

Holmes denied assaulting the boy, but besides said helium did not retrieve what happened, cops wrote. But deputies noted the lad had redness connected his limb and said it didn't marque consciousness that helium would permission the motorcycle behind. At this point, Holmes seemingly decided to halt speaking with cops.

Deputies arrested Holmes and took him to the Volusia County Jail. He has since bonded out. His adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for June 23.