Man arrested after beating, dragging woman in Volusia County
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Daytona Beach, FL - The Volusia Sheriff's Office says a man wanted after a video showed him allegedly beating and dragging his girlfriend in Daytona Beach earlier this week is now in custody.
That man, 31-year-old Scott Knowlton, was taken into custody outside a residence in Ormond Beach on Saturday. The sheriff's office released video on Friday that allegedly shows Knowlton beating and then dragging his girlfriend outside a business in Daytona Beach on Thursday. VSO chief deputy Brian Henderson witnessed the incident on Thursday and stepped in to interrupt the attack.
Detectives received an anonymous tip about Knowlton's location, and after several hours of surveillance, they spotted him exiting the home. VSO said Knowlton ran back inside after he realized he was spotted, before he then jumped out of a rear window.
Knowlton was then arrested in the backyard by deputies who had surrounded the house.
This is not Knowlton's first run-in with law enforcement. In 2023, Knowlton pleaded no contest to drug trafficking and grand theft auto charges stemming from a 2022 arrest.
Knowlton is now facing charges including kidnapping, possession of a weapon by an in-state felon, obstructing an officer without violence and tampering with evidence as well as being in violation of his probation.