Florida Man’s Year-Long Campaign Of Ghost-Number Death Threats Ends In Tennessee

A Florida man is behind bars following a multi-agency investigation into a barrage of anonymous death threats sent to a state caseworker, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation began in July 2025 when a caseworker with the Florida Department of Children and Families reported getting terrifying text messages from an unknown number. One text explicitly stated the sender had an AR-15 rifle ready for her and warned she would never see her family again.

To track down the source, Flagler County detectives teamed up with DCF staff, Volusia County Probation, and the Oregon Fusion Center. They eventually traced the digital trail back to Tyler William Stinnett, 30, of Daytona Beach…

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