DELAND -- A 16-year-old boy wanted for attempted felony murder and armed home invasion in Orange City, was arrested Monday night at a home on Boston Court in the DeLand area after Volusia County Sheriff's deputies received an anonymous tip about his location, an agency spokesman said.
Levon Desaussure was transported to the Volusia Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Daytona Beach without incident.Sheriff's investigators have already charged 21-year-old Kyle Bell of Orange City with attempted felony murder and home invasion robbery.
Here is a synopsis of what led to the charges:
Deputies were dispatched to 990 Liskeard Ave. at about 12:03 a.m. on May 4, after receiving a 911 call about the attack. Responding deputies located the victim walking down the street.
Aaron Wells, 28, told deputies that he had been beaten by men with bandanas on their faces who had come knocking and then pulled him outside after he opened the door. He said they punched and kicked him and tried to stab him. The suspects demanded money and then took the wallet from their victim. He sustained injuries to his back, pain in his midsection and lacerations to his left hand that may have occurred when he tried to fend off the knife.
The victim's 24-year-old girlfriend was also home during the attack, but wasn't injured. His wallet was later found in the street, with about $15 missing.