A DeBary man who is well-known by law enforcement is in more trouble after he was caught with a dagger hidden in his shoe as he tried to get into the Volusia County courthouse Friday.Austin Irvine was nabbed by a deputy as he went through security.The suspect was being screened at the courthouse in DeLand at about 11 a.m. He placed his belongings in a bin, then walked through the magnetometer and was stopped in his tracks.The machine alerted on the feet of 26-year-old Irvine, and he was asked to walk through again, the same thing happened and Volusia County sheriff court deputy Trevor Gamble asked Irvine to remove his shoes to be X-rayed. The deputy saw an eight-inch knife – deputies called it a dagger – hidden in the sole of Irvine’s right shoe. The blade was four inches. Deputies say Irvine told them the shoes weren’t his, and he didn’t know the knife was there. In September of last year, Investigators say Irvine became the subject of Florida’s red flag law after he allegedly fired a shotgun at people who didn’t exist at his home in DeBary. Deputies successfully got a risk protection order against him, barring him from having firearms and ammunition, however, it doesn’t apply to other weapons and is set to expire this September. Irvine is charged with a misdemeanor for carrying a concealed weapon into the courthouse. The bond is $500.
DEBARY, Fla. —
A DeBary man who is well-known by law enforcement is in more trouble after he was caught with a dagger hidden in his shoe as he tried to get into the Volusia County courthouse Friday.
Austin Irvine was nabbed by a deputy as he went through security.
The suspect was being screened at the courthouse in DeLand at about 11 a.m. He placed his belongings in a bin, then walked through the magnetometer and was stopped in his tracks.
The machine alerted on the feet of 26-year-old Irvine, and he was asked to walk through again, the same thing happened and Volusia County sheriff court deputy Trevor Gamble asked Irvine to remove his shoes to be X-rayed.
The deputy saw an eight-inch knife – deputies called it a dagger – hidden in the sole of Irvine’s right shoe. The blade was four inches.
Deputies say Irvine told them the shoes weren’t his, and he didn’t know the knife was there. In September of last year, Investigators say Irvine became the subject of Florida’s red flag law after he allegedly fired a shotgun at people who didn’t exist at his home in DeBary.
Deputies successfully got a risk protection order against him, barring him from having firearms and ammunition, however, it doesn’t apply to other weapons and is set to expire this September.
Irvine is charged with a misdemeanor for carrying a concealed weapon into the courthouse. The bond is $500.
