Flagler Sheriff’s Detective Ardit Coma Files Federal Lawsuit Against Ormond Beach For Alleged False Arrest

Flagler County Sheriff’s Detective Ardit Coma filed a federal lawsuit against Ormond Beach and the officer, Sgt. Caleb Braun, who allegedly falsely arrested Coma after a December traffic stop for speeding escalated into a felony charge of fleeing and eluding. Attorney Anthony Sabatini filed the suit on Wednesday in the Middle District of Florida, arguing the city maintains a custom of improperly escalating routine stops into unlawful felony arrests.