Man armed with assault weapon captured on home video ringing doorbell: Police

[demmiblue]

A man was caught on camera walking up to his neighbor’s Florida house allegedly with an assault rifle and wearing a ballistic vest, police said.

Kevin Flaherty, 48, was arrested on September 6 and charged by the Palm Beach Sheriff's office with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

Flaherty allegedly approached his neighbor's house on Fox Hunt Trail in Boca Raton the day before just before 11 p.m. carrying the weapon, according to a report from the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office.

Lea D’Errico and her two children, Daniel, 17, and Sara, 12, were in the house at the time and knew about Flaherty's approach because of a “ring” doorbell that alerts homeowners when motion is detected and captures that motion on video, police said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-armed-assault-weapon-captured-home-video-ringing/story?id=57706911&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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[Rorey]

1. He looked drunk too

Scary

[WillowTree]

5. Unmistakenly so.

[Codeine]

2. Nice swastika tattoo.

Oh Florida, you never cease to one-up yourself.

[ornotna]

15. Not seeing it

What time on the video do you see that.

Viewing on a mobile tbh.

[Codeine]

25. I rewatched it to find the time

and I may be mistaken. It might just be a bad tribal design or something.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

31. On his left shoulder at 0:24. Stylized but unmistakable. . . . nt

[ornotna]

32. After watching on a larger screen I have to agree

Like you said, "stylized but unmistakable"

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. And it looks like he wet himself

[trixie2]

26. It does

[Grassy Knoll]

3. The Music

[tblue37]

4. He looks to be stumbling drunk. Drunks can be dangerously unpredictable and

aggressive, especially with a weapon in hand.

[dalton99a]

6. Kevin Flaherty

Kevin Flaherty appears in court with a public defender Friday, September 7, 2018 facing three counts of assault with a deadly weapon after he was spotted ringing doorbells in his neighborhood carrying an automatic rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

18. ... so he WAS arrested?

I'm a bit confused with the original vid and some of the comments.

[dalton99a]

23. Yep. He is in jail.

[Corgigal]

7. Scary.

Could happen anywhere. All DU'ers please try to get a camera for the doors. Especially with the midterm election coming up and this president calling out criminal behavior to help him.

[HipChick]

11. Installed a Ring Pro few weeks back....best thing ever..

unknown male trying doors in middle of the night...

Strange material being left on front doors

I will prob have to fight the HOA over it, but will deal with that bridge when I get to it..

[trixie2]

27. Can't afford the camera or the phone

[Bengus81]

8. Wasted and got his assult rifle loaded for bear,what could go wrong NRA???

[mnhtnbb]

9. This is why I opted for a 24 hour security apartment building

as a single woman. The lobby in my building is staffed 24/7. It takes a key fob to access the hall with the elevators and a key fob to punch in the floor where you want to go. Resident key fobs only work for your own floor and the top floor for the pool/lounge/gym.

There are too many nuts and too many guns.

[lunasun]

12. Good set up with the key fobs only working for your own floor . Lobby staffing can be lame or

bribed , but the fob for one floor only is a good safety extra step imo

[madinmaryland]

10. A diehard member of the NRA. Oh yes, FUCK THE NRA. Probably...

posts over in the gungeon.

[Solly Mack]

13. "without intent to kill"???? Then why bring the weapon? Wear the vest?

[Luciferous]

16. Exactly! He wasn't going there with good intentions...

[Solly Mack]

21. and from the story he had already threatened to kill his own family

[ornotna]

14. Now that's what you call drunk.

As he walks away it looks like he's pissed himself.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. I thought so. Cut him some slack. He has T.B.

Two bellies.

[ProudLib72]

17. THIS is the truly scary part of the story

Thomas D'Errico told ABC News that it took police 25 minutes to respond after the family called 911. When police did arrive, they told the D'Errico's family that there was no threat or crime committed, and that there was nothing that they could do.

Daniel D’Errico told police that Flaherty’s daughter had left his house a few days earlier because he brandished a firearm at their residence.

An arrest was not made at the time, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Daniel D’Errico said Flaherty told his wife and daughter that he was going to kill them, police said, and that this was not the first time Flaherty had threatened his own family with a firearm.

So known history. Cops take half an hour to show up. Then cops do absolutely nothing. And you wonder why so many people are getting shot and killed!

[mnhtnbb]

28. Makes you wonder if he was going door to door looking for the wife and daughter.

[Bengus81]

29. Yup...no threat or crime committed. Call us again if he kills you next time.....

WTF???

[Sneederbunk]

19. Came to borrow a cup of sugar?

[Scurrilous]

20. It's like a scene from The Purge.

[spanone]

30. That is one scary neighbor