The Brief
- A judge denied bond on Monday for 65-year-old John Schmalz-Riedt, who is accused of shooting and killing his wife at an Altamonte Springs home before fleeing into Volusia County.
- Deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop Schmalz-Riedt’s pickup truck along Howland Boulevard, where he remained barricaded with a handgun for three hours before surrendering to SWAT.
- Schmalz-Riedt appeared in court wearing an anti-suicide smock and remains held without bond on charges of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – A man accused of shooting and killing his wife before barricading himself in his truck with a gun Sunday evening is being held in jail without bond.
John Schmalz-Riedt, 65, faced a judge Monday wearing an anti-suicide blue smock. He’s charged with second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
What we know:
His arrest followed a multi-agency effort that included a statewide BOLO, a vehicle pursuit, and a three-hour SWAT standoff.…