Posted on 03/11/2022 10:59:34 PM PST by Main Street
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —
Daytona Beach police have arrested a suspect in the horrific deaths of a married couple killed last weekend.
Jean R. Macean, 32, was arrested Thursday at approximately 11 a.m. in Orlando where he lives.
“I’m pleased to announce that we have arrested the man responsible for the murders of Brenda Aultman and Terry Aultman,” Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young wrote on Twitter.
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At a news conference Thursday night, Young said Macean arrived to Daytona Beach by bus on Saturday during Bike Week and left the area on Sunday.
Police say Macean was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the case.
“Everyone can now breathe a sigh of relief,” Young said. “The suspect responsible for committing these heinous crimes is in custody.”
Young said there was evidence recovered related to the stabbings, but he did not go into details.
“They didn’t deserve what happened to them,” Brenda’s daughter Sara Turner said through tears. “Get this monster off of the streets.”
There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the stabbing deaths of the Aultmans, Young said. Police have still not determined a motive yet.
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“It is still a random, senseless act of violence that should have never occurred,” Young said.
Young said Macean has a minimal criminal history mostly related to drugs. He has had one felony arrest and two misdemeanor arrests in Orange County in the past.
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Macean is now being questioned by investigators in Orlando while in custody. He is cooperating so far, Young said. Couple found dead
The victims were found Sunday morning in the 700 block of North Wild Olive Avenue with multiple stab wounds and lacerations.
Authorities confirmed the identity of the pair as 48-year-old Terry Aultman and 55-year-old Brenda Aultman.
The couple was found on the side of the road.
“We found two people possibly dead… there’s blood everywhere,” a 911 caller said.
The 911 callers stated they found the man lying face-down on his chest and the woman lying face-up on her back in a grassy area next to the sidewalk.
Police say at first, they thought it was a hit and run, but then, saw that both had slashed throats.
Investigators say the victims were married and were riding their bikes home from Main Street when they were attacked. Struggle to identify motive
Police were baffled by the crime, unable to determine a motive.
“This is probably one of the most vicious and gruesome incidents that I’ve witnessed in my 20 years,” Chief Jakari Young said. “We can’t rule out that this may be totally random, but if it is totally random, the person responsible has to be deranged.”
“We believe they were followed. Based on what we’re looking at, they were followed,” Young said.
Police say they do not think it was a robbery. Person of interest
The only information they have about the suspect, is that it’s a man, who was possibly wearing light-colored pants, and had a backpack. A video of a person of interest was released Tuesday.
“We obviously know that we are looking for a black male. He is very stocky. He’s in shape. We are trying to focus on tattoos,” Young said.
The chief said he doesn’t believe that person is from Daytona Beach, but recent surveillance footage leads them to believe he is still in the area.
The chief says he appears to be a loner and potential transient, an issue residents believe is causing many issues in recent years.
“We believe they were followed. Based on what we’re looking at, they were followed,” Young said.
The person of interest appears to have been on foot and stabbed the victims multiple times, even slicing their throats, prompting the question of whether the murderer appeared to have special training.
“We can only speculate. I really don’t like to speculate for something like this. They are a couple. They’re husband and wife. They love each other obviously. If one is getting attacked, the other is not going to run away,” Young said.
Evidence was taken from the scene including DNA from one victims’ fingernails. Lives shattered by loss
Brenda Aultman’s daughter told WESH 2 she is horrified by this tragedy and said her mother was her best friend.
She said her mother and stepfather were the most beautiful, fun, loving couple.
Residents in the area are unnerved, to say the least.
Jesse Dylan lives next door to the Aultman’s.
He said the couple had purchased their home six months ago and they were beyond happy.
“They walked to the beach every day. It was like their dream house. They bought bicycles. They just bought a jeep. They were loving it. They loved the neighborhood,” Dylan said. “He was a responsible guy. They even took bicycles because he was drinking. He left his car, left his motorcycle here. Left their car, left their truck here. It is a real shame what happened to them you know.”
Family members have created a fundraiser page to help pay for funerals and other costs.
“This is the most unbelievable situation, and the only way I can cope is by dissociating, so I can keep a clear, rational mental state to get through this the best I can. I feel like I’m outside of my body, witnessing everything from above. Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers during this devastating time in all of our lives. Nothing will ever be the same again. We’re all broken and destroyed, inside and out. I pray to God they find the suspect, and justice is served for my beautiful parents. They were the last people on Earth to deserve this, and had so much life ahead of them,” a message on the fundraiser page reads.
Because many blacks have been taught by their parents to hate white folk from the time they were little kids. In fact, I'd bet there are probably more black racist than whites, and this is all supported and encouraged by the leftist/Communist not to mention the black race industry and the lying media.
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The victims?
Yep. Guy and his wife took the bikes because they knew they’d be drinking only lived about a half mile from the main drag.
The man and his wife look more like the “bikers” that I know and the big majority of those attending Bike Week. The perp, not so much.
Nope, he was your typical thug heading to bike week looking to cash in a some theft, drug dealing, maybe a few armed robberies, then head back to Orlando. Just feed this guy to the bikers.
Obama’s race war is alive and growing. The media just won’t report it.
No, the killer was purposely enabled by an injustice system of cops, prosecutors and judges whom inculcate, promote and support crime at all levels.
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Excellent post and all indubitably true. Just read on another post the Georgia legislature passed a bill legalizing open carry, no permit required, and the Governor is waiting to sign it into law.
The thug cops, the thug prosecutors, the thug judges, and the thug scumbags are all in it together, it is symbiotic and will only grow.
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I’ve been telling people this for many years. Also complicit in this symbiotic travesty are the pseudo-scientific professions of sociology, psychology, and psychiatry because the testimony of so-called experts in these fields is so commonly employed by defense counsel to establish exculpatory motives for the accused. That is why I’m opposed to any consideration of “motive” in criminal cases.
Brought to us by the money of the evil man known as George Soros..
IMHO neither motive, nor criminal record or lack thereof, should be admissible in criminal trials. The sole determining evidence admissible at trial should be that which is intended to convince a jury that the defendant did or did not commit the crime he or she is accused of having committed.
Unfortunately, we have criminals with a history of much violent crime walking the streets and continuing their crime spree. A thug with a long history of crime is much more likely to be guilty.
The justice system failures keep a lot of people employed.
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I’ve been saying as much for years. And now that its been weaponized to persecute and prosecute the very people it was established to serve and protect, referring to it today as a “justice” system is an absurdity.
Really hard to follow that writing. Most have been a reporter from the grade school
I’m good with motive for capital murder. It can establish premeditation and lead to the death penalty.
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It can, but how often does it compared to more lenient sentences based on considerations like “She reminded me of my evil stepmother (or father).” Or, “I was drunk and when he bumped into me, I just lost it and shot him five times.”
Really hard to follow that writing. Most have been a reporter from the grade school
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Probably a graduate of one of the Ivy League schools with a degree in Journalism!
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