Damian DeRousha
A Florida man remained behind bars Monday after he shot his wife’s lover to death on February 4.
According to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, Damian DeRousha, 43, found out about the affair and confronted his wife via text message.
DeRousha later went to a Volusia County vehicle maintenance facility in Daytona Beach where the other man, identified as Donald Geno, 31, was working and confronted him.
Investigators say the two men and the wife all worked at the same facility.
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The arrest affidavit states that when DeRousha confronted Geno he became defensive with DeRousha. An argument ensued and DeRousha pulled out a gun and shot Geno multiple times at point-blank range. When Geno fell to the ground, DeRousha stood over him and fired one more shot.
For a woman headed into Daytona Beach with her abuser, one quiet text message was all it took to connect her with an advocate who would inform her about the range of domestic violence services offered through the Beacon Center.
The unidentified woman was one of several victims across Volusia County who used text messages or emails to reach out for help without tipping off their partner in recent months. Victims were first given the option to text the Beacon Center’s crisis hotline in March, when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to spend more time with their abusers. Since the text option became available, the hotline has seen more than 1,900 incoming and outgoing text messages.
The morning after the debate, Biggs said he began receiving multiple threatening phone calls from blocked and unblocked numbers starting at 8:46 a.m., a report shows.
The sheriff s report that was released to The News-Journal does not name Biggs specifically. The victim s name and address are redacted, as required by Marsy s Law.
But the newspaper requested the report after Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Biggs had reported threats several months ago. The victim s age and other identifying facts in the report are consistent with Biggs, who in addition to organizing several events confronting antifa protesters and others who oppose Proud Boys views, gained some measure of fame working as an on-camera personality for Alex Jones InfoWars website and more recently hosted his own Internet show on the right-wing channel censored.TV.
Central Florida law enforcement agencies gathered Friday morning to honor the U.S. Capitol Police officer who is among the dead after Wednesday’s rioting in Washington D.C.
Speaking about the riots seen in Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said he hopes President Donald Trump will call off his supporters before the violence spreads to other parts of the country.