A homicide suspect was arrested after a standoff in Central Florida when a license plate reader caught his tag, according to local law enforcement. Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies recently received a BOLO from the Altamonte Springs Police Department on a black Ram pickup driven by homicide suspect John Schmalz-Riedt, who was believed to be armed with a handgun.
A Flock license plate reader caught the truck’s tag in Volusia County, and a deputy got behind it southbound on SR 415. After an attempted traffic stop, Schmalz-Riedt refused to stop and continued south, according to VSO.
Another deputy deployed stop sticks and struck a rear tire of the Ram. After that, as the truck turned from 415 onto Howland Boulevard, the pursuing deputy initiated a PIT maneuver, leading the Ram to come to a stop in the woodline. Deputies then contained the vehicle and conducted a high-risk traffic stop, with Schmalz-Riedt not complying with commands…