A monthlong game of hide-and-seek ended Tuesday for 49-year-old Diana Reid after Flagler County deputies tracked her down at a home on Quarter Horse Lane. Reid, a Bunnell resident with a history of run-ins with the law, had been on the move since early March to avoid a felony domestic battery charge.
The search began on March 9, just a day after a domestic dispute took a bizarre and violent turn. According to investigators, Reid didn’t just stop at using a broom to strike a victim; she allegedly turned a kitchen pantry into a literal arsenal, hurling plates, mustard containers, and even a watermelon during the altercation.
When the victim called 911, Reid vanished before patrol cars could pull into the driveway. She briefly spoke with deputies over the phone, even asking where to park her car before an inevitable arrest, but she never actually showed up.
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Instead, the Sheriff’s Office says she spent the next several weeks crisscrossing the state to stay off the grid.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit eventually picked up a trail suggesting Reid had returned to her home turf. On April 8, a task force including the K-9 Unit and the Problem Area Crime Enforcement Unit surrounded the Quarter Horse Lane property and took her into custody without a struggle.
Reid’s record is extensive, totaling 18 prior arrests for offenses ranging from battery to fleeing from police. Because she was already on probation at the time of the fruit-tossing incident, she is now being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility without bond.
“Given how frequently this fugitive moved around the state, she was 100% trying to evade capture,” Sheriff Rick Staly said following the arrest. “While her choice of weapons is peculiar, it does not diminish the severity of her violent tendencies, as she has been arrested for this before. I commend our Fugitive Unit for bringing her to justice and hope she takes the anger management courses offered at the Green Roof Inn.”
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