NSB COPS: Man charged with pistol-whipping another man for $30; victim requires staples at Bert Fish ER to close bloody wound
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(Courtesy photos). Richard Paul Walker, 35, as shown in the larger photo, was charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault in the pistol-whipping attack overnight on Marty Boyd, 42.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 42-year-old man was piostol-whipped for $30 late Chrisdtmas Eve and had to have his head stapled at Bert Fish Medical Center to closde his wound, police said. His alleged attacker, Richard Paul Walker, 35, was arrested a short time later, New Smyrna Beach police said.
The 11 p.m. attack happened in the 500 block of Sinnka St., where Marty Boyd was robbed of $30 in cash after he was repeatedly struck with a handgun about his head, according to a report filed by police Sgt. Valerie Joyce. He was transported by EVAC to Bert Fish Medical Center where he required several staples to his head to close his bloody wound.
(Courtesy photo / DBPD). Freshlyn Marie Maddox, 14, has been reunited with her family on Christmas Eve, having been missing for a week after running away.
(Photos by Dale Smith). The public keeps coming through the front door of Nuns & Roses Bed & Breakfast during the Dec. 12 "Tour and Taste" walk through the historic inns in downtown New Smyrna Beach as part of Christmas on Canal. As shown in this photo, visitors view the parlors on the first level before climbing stairs to the second level where the private suites are located.
(Courtesy photo). This residence at 2044 Hickorywood Drive in South Daytona is the 2010 winnerr of the South Daytona Mayor's Award for Holiday Lighting..jpg)
(Photos by Dale Smith). At far left, NSB City Commissioners Jim Hathaway and Judy Reiker listen to their colleagues discuss future plans. In the second photo, Mayor Adam Barringer, Commissioner Lynne Plaskett and Assistant City Manager Khalid Resheidat do the same.
(Courtesy photo). Albert Edward Gilner, 74, of New Smyrna Beach, has been arrested on federal warrants charging him with multiple counts of wire and mail fraud as well as money laundering.