Daytona Beach man arrested for threatening Code Enforcement Official.

Written by Kristen Schmutz

Belden Communications News 

Kevin J. Sbrusch, 36, of Daytona Beach was arrested and facing felony charges for threatening to kill a City of Daytona Beach employee with a piece of electronic equipment assigned to that employee as part of his daily duties.

According to a release, the Daytona Beach Police Department took Sbrusch into custody just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, at his Boylston Avenue home after Neighborhood Services Inspector Kevin Yates was confronted by Sbrusch while documenting illegally parked vehicles found on Sbrusch’s property for an upcoming court hearing.

Sbrusch threatened to snatch the tablet Inspector Yates was using to take photos of those code violations and beat him to death with the tablet. That prompted Inspector Yates to call the police.

“Unfortunately, these types of negative encounters are somewhat common for my neighborhood services inspectors,” said Neighborhood Services Captain Scott Lee. “However, we’re not going to tolerate anyone making death threats against anyone else for doing their job. We will respond swiftly and appropriately to ensure our employees are protected while performing their duties.”

Sbrusch was booked at the Volusia County Branch Jail on one charge of corruption by threat against a public servant before he bonded out shortly after. Sbrusch’s initial bond amount was set at $2,500, per the arrest report.