FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said arrested a Daytona Beach man who threatened to kill a Florida Department of Children and Families caseworker, ending a yearlong, multiagency probe into threats against a county public servant.
Detectives traced a series of threatening messages that began in July 2025 to Tyler William Stinnett, 30, of Daytona Beach, officials said. One text identified the sender as “Nathan” and said, “I have this beautiful ar 15 ready for you I would recommend you to give my brother child back or you will not be seeing your family,” according to the arrest report. Investigators found similar messages sent from spoofed phone numbers to other DCF employees and a judge.
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Detectives worked with DCF staff, Volusia County probation and the Oregon Fusion Center to pinpoint the sender, the sheriff’s office said. Volusia County detectives arrested Stinnett in February in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; he was later extradited to Volusia County, where he faces multiple charges for making threats against government employees.
After the Flagler County investigation was completed, the State Attorney’s Office issued a capias charging Stinnett with written threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism. He was served with the Flagler County charge July 8 while already being held in the Volusia County Jail on related counts.
Stinnett remains held at the Volusia County Jail without bond. His bond on the Flagler County charge is set at $10,000, the sheriff’s office said.
“This coward hid behind fake phone numbers to threaten a woman whose entire job is protecting children,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “We will relentlessly pursue anyone who threatens public servants, especially those who protect our community’s children.”
The case remains under investigation.