A five-month investigation by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a Port Orange man accused of harassing a Flagler County woman with thousands of phone calls and filing a false child abuse report against her.
The Harassment
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the victim told detectives with the Major Case Unit in February 2026 that she had been receiving thousands of harassing calls and messages from blocked and unknown numbers since March 2025. On some days she received 50 or more calls, and her voicemail was constantly full of recorded messages and random audio clips.
Major Case detectives and the Cyber Crimes Unit traced the calls to a network of internet-based phone numbers connected to Luke Herbert, 31, of Port Orange. Investigators also determined that Herbert’s personal cell phone placed 213 calls to the woman during a single week in early February, with his number disguised so each call appeared as “Unknown.”
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Detectives said the harassment went further than phone calls. In December 2025, Herbert allegedly used an internet-based number to file a false report with the Florida Department of Children and Families, claiming the woman and her husband were abusing their children. A child protective investigator responded, found nothing to support the claim, and closed the case as unfounded.
Detectives determined the only connection between Herbert and the victim was that he had previously trespassed from the business where she worked.
Prior Case
According to the Sheriff’s Office, this was not the first time Herbert had faced charges for harassing phone calls. In a previous Volusia County case involving similar behavior, he pleaded no contest to making harassing phone calls, and a judge withheld adjudication.
The Arrest
Sheriff Rick Staly commented on the case. “This guy thought he could hide behind blocked numbers and phone apps to make a woman’s life miserable. He even weaponized DCF in an attempt to harass her,” Staly said. “I commend our detectives, who spent five months pulling back the curtain on him, following the digital breadcrumbs, and conquering the technological hurdles that would overwhelm others. This proves once again why we established the Cyber Crimes Unit just a few years ago.”
On July 17, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office detectives obtained a felony arrest warrant for Herbert. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested him a short time later at his Port Orange home on the Flagler County warrant, which charged him with stalking, filing a false report of child abuse, and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. He was taken to the Volusia County Jail and later released on a $12,500 bond.
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