On 10/8/2020 at approximately 9:40 pm, Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office received credible information from a neighboring law enforcement agency involving an individual by the name of Daniel Paul Sunday who was suicidal and looking for someone to shoot him. We were also advised, Sunday was en route to an address in Milton driving a rusty van where there was supposed to be a large gathering.
Deputies arrived at an address on Bent Tree Rd in Milton. They located the van and made an approach on foot. They observed the suspect in the van revving the engine. As they approached, the van began to speed, head-on, toward the deputies who were in full uniform. The deputies fired several rounds at the van as they attempted to take cover. None of the Deputies were injured. The suspect drove into an adjacent lot and took off on foot into a heavily wooded area. A perimeter was established and a search began with K-9 and multiple Deputies. Eventually, the suspect emerged from the wooded lot, back at the residence where he was taken into custody without incident.
Sunday was arrested and charged with:
- (3) counts of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer
Second Degree Felony
Sunday is being held at the Santa Rosa County Jail without bond.
Navarre Newspaper reminds our readers that Daniel Paul Sunday is presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
