She was already under arrest when deputies say the trip to the patrol car produced another felony charge.
Body-camera footage released Tuesday by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies carrying Julia Kathryn Jones across a lawn in Palm Coast, Florida, during her arrest Saturday evening.
Deputies had responded to a reported domestic disturbance in the city’s B-Section. After investigating, they identified Jones as the primary aggressor and took her into custody. FCSO says she became combative as deputies tried to get her to a patrol vehicle, screaming and kicking while they carried her.
One of those kicks struck a deputy in the chest, according to the sheriff’s office. Jones was booked on felony charges of battery on a person 65 or older and battery on a law enforcement officer.
Across the Lawn
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The footage picks up with Jones already in custody. Deputies lift her off her feet and move her toward the street as she struggles and moves her legs.
After deputies got Jones into the patrol vehicle, the sheriff’s office says she lost consciousness while being transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.
They diverted to AdventHealth Palm Coast, where Jones received medical clearance before being taken to jail. County records show she was booked at 5:37 a.m. Sunday.
Battery on a person 65 or older carried a $2,500 bond. The battery-on-an-officer charge carried another $2,500. Both were posted, and Jones was released at 11:42 a.m. Monday.
“Deputies carry this woman kicking and screaming to jail,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “While she was throwing her tantrum, she kicked a deputy in the chest and was arrested for another felony.”
Who Was on the Other End
Florida law changes the severity of an ordinary battery charge based on who is struck.
Under Florida Statute 784.08, battery on someone 65 or older is reclassified from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony. The statute applies regardless of whether the accused knew or had reason to know the person’s age.
Florida Statute 784.07 separately reclassifies battery on a law enforcement officer from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony when the officer is engaged in the lawful performance of official duties.
Jones’ jail record classifies both current charges as felonies.
Back at the Cruiser
The previous encounter began just after 7 p.m. on April 19, 2024.
According to an FCSO release, deputies were dispatched to a duplex on Farraday Lane after a 911 call about a highly intoxicated woman.
Deputy Parker found Jones before reaching the residence, at the intersection of Farraday and Fawn Lanes. Deputies reported that she could not keep her balance and smelled strongly of alcohol.
They asked Jones to stand beside a patrol car to keep her from swaying into traffic. FCSO said she became extremely agitated and began screaming.
When deputies attempted to detain her, Jones began spitting on them and struggling to break free, according to the release. Deputies and medical personnel spent several minutes getting her under control before placing her in the back of a patrol car.
A search of her backpack turned up a small purple bag containing three white pills that deputies identified as acetaminophen and hydrocodone.
Jones was arrested on charges of disorderly intoxication, battery on a law enforcement officer, and possession of hydrocodone.
The ride to jail brought another medical stop. FCSO said Jones repeatedly banged her head inside the patrol vehicle while screaming, prompting deputies to take her to AdventHealth for medical clearance before continuing to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.
She posted $7,500 bond and was released.
The latest FCSO release says the 2024 battery-on-a-law-enforcement-officer charge was not prosecuted. Jones was found guilty of disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence and was placed on probation, which she was later allowed to end early.
Two years later, Flagler County deputies were again trying to get Jones into a patrol vehicle.
All parties are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.