NEWS RELEASE

40 Sex Offenders/Predators Arrested in Operation Offenders: Endgame

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Date:Friday, August 28, 2026

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Department of Corrections to conduct Operation Offenders: Endgame, a three-day operation focused on sex offenders and predators residing in Flagler County to confirm their compliance with Florida’s registration requirements. Operation Offenders: Endgame resulted in 42 total arrests and 168 felony registration violation charges.

From Aug. 25-27, the FCSO Major Case Unit, FDLE Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division, and FDC Office of Community Corrections deployed enforcement teams throughout Flagler County. FCSO detectives, FDLE special agents, and FDC probation officers made contact with 84 registrants, conducted compliance checks, and arrested 39 sex offenders and one predator for registry-related violations. Leading up to the operation, analysts from FDLE’s Offender Enforcement and Apprehension Unit conducted an extensive review of all 139 sex offenders and predators throughout the county, which led to the early detection of numerous registration violations.

“Operation Offenders: Endgame demonstrates our commitment to holding offenders accountable and safeguarding our community with proactive enforcement efforts. Anyone living in Flagler County who is on the sex offender/predator list should see these arrests and understand the importance and consequences of not complying with their registration requirements,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “I commend our Major Case Unit and thank our partners at FDLE and the FDC Office of Community Corrections for the support and resources they contributed to make this enforcement and compliance operation a success.”

“FDLE’s Missing Persons and Offender Enforcement Division has been proactive in working alongside our law enforcement partners across Florida,” said FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass. “The success of this operation is the result of the incredible teamwork between our agencies and combined resources. FDLE will continue to work alongside our law enforcement partners to help keep our communities safe.”

Those arrested during Operation Offenders: Endgame are:

  1. Adrian Agostinho, 46, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report internet identifier
  2. Mark Balzarotti, 66, Bunnell, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to properly register change in vehicle ownership
  3. Michael Belgarde, 58, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to report change in vehicle ownership, failure of a sexual offender to report changes to employment information, three counts of knowingly providing false sexual offender registration information
  4. Mickey Berwaldt, 57, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Violation of probation (access to internet)
  5. Daniel Biles, 52, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, failure of a sexual offender to report change in vehicle ownership, knowingly providing false registration information
  6. Erik Boyce, 40, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to properly report change in vehicles owned, four counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, violation of probation
  7. James Brown, 51, Bunnell, sexual offender: Violation of probation (access to internet)
  8. Calib Callard, 39, Bunnell, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to properly report change in vehicle ownership, violation of probation
  9. Robert Clark, 63, Palm Coast, sexual predator: Two counts of failure of a sexual offender to register vehicle information, six counts of knowingly providing false registration information
  10. John Copsy, 45, Bunnell, sexual offender: Four counts of failure to report change in ownership of vehicles, 15 counts of failure to report internet identifiers, six counts of knowingly providing false registration information
  11. Kevin Culmone, 43, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Violation of probation (access to internet)
  12. Andrei Dotin, 36, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Violation of probation (access to internet and viewing pornography), failure of sex offender to report change in vehicle ownership
  13. Peter Fallon, 65, Bunnell, sexual offender: Four counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier
  14. Travis Fureigh, 36, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Violation of probation, failure to report change in vehicle ownership, two counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, three counts of providing false registration information
  15. Elijah George, 58, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Two counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  16. Eric Giddens, 55, Bunnell, sexual offender: Two counts of failure of a sexual offender to report change in vehicle ownership, three counts failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, failure to respond to address verification letter
  17. Anthony Hendra, 35, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to register internet identifier, failure to report change in vehicle ownership, providing false registration information, knowingly providing false sexual offender registration information
  18. Elijah Jackson, 58, Bunnell, sexual offender: Violation of probation, knowingly providing false sexual offender registration information
  19. Mark Jelsik, 56, St. Augustine, sexual offender: Failure of a sex offender to properly report after vacating residence, failure to report change of driver’s license address
  20. Brenda Kennedy, 59, Bunnell, sexual offender: Two counts of failure of a sex offender to properly register, two counts of knowingly providing false registration information
  21. Darius Madden, 31, Bunnell, sexual offender: Three counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, knowingly providing false sexual offender registration information, violation of probation
  22. Ashley Mitchell, 62, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report change in phone number
  23. James Mitchell, 54, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Three counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet, failure of sex offender to report change in vehicle ownership, knowingly providing false sexual offender registration information
  24. Chad Shiffler, 42, transient, sexual offender: Failure of a sex offender to report after vacating residence, transient resident failure to report every 30 days
  25. Shawn Smith, 46, Bunnell, sexual offender: 13 counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, failure of a sexual offender to register change in phone number, knowingly providing false registration information, failure of sex offender to report change in vehicle ownership
  26. Jarrett Valley, 46, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Three counts of failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, two counts of failure to report change in vehicle ownership, four counts of knowingly providing false information
  27. Rod Walton, 60, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure of a sexual offender to register email/internet identifier, failure of sex offender to report change in vehicle ownership
  28. John Weis, 28, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  29. Larry Williams, 57, Bunnell, sexual offender: Failure to report change in vehicle ownership, knowingly providing false registration information
  30. Wayne Williams, 57, Bunnell, sexual offender: Four counts of failure to report internet identifiers, two counts of failure to report email addresses, failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  31. Robert Cousins, 51, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report change in vehicle ownership, failure to report change in employment, five counts of knowingly providing false information on registration
  32. Pedro Carvajal, 79, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  33. Gary Durso, 63, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report internet identifier
  34. Joseph Nichols, 60, Bunnell, sexual offender: Two counts of failure to report internet identifier
  35. Brant Brockdorff, 59, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  36. Anthony Engle, 43, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Two counts of failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  37. Jay Morelewicz, 42, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Two counts of failure to report change in vehicle ownership, failure to report internet identifier, failure to report email address, two counts of providing false registration information
  38. Brian Odum, 44, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Failure to report change in vehicle ownership, five counts of failure to report internet identifiers
  39. Rasheem Dupree, 46, Palm Coast, sexual offender: Three counts of failure to report change in vehicle ownership
  40. Kenyata Howard, 50, Bunnell, sexual offender: Two counts of failure to report change of vehicle ownership, six counts of failure to report email addresses/internet identifiers, five counts of providing false registration information
  41. BONUS ARREST – Richard Knowles, 37, Daytona Beach, non-registrant: Four counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegally harvesting saw palmetto berries; vehicle seized for asset forfeiture
Mug shots of arrestees as a result of Operation Offenders: Endgame

All arrestees were transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.

Florida law has multiple levels of sex offenders, and some offenders have more stringent requirements than others that requires them to physically report to the sheriff’s office and register with up-to-date information multiple times a year and upon changes to their name or residence. Failure to register as required by law is a felony. Those arrested face various registration offenses, including failure to report vehicles, phone numbers, email addresses, and internet identifiers, as well as knowingly providing false registration information. Residents can access Florida’s Sex Offender Registry online at offender.fdle.state.fl.us or through the FCSO and FDLE mobile apps.

  • Prepared By:Joseph Bober, Public Information Officer
  • Email:PIO@flaglersheriff.com
  • Release:#2026 - 180