DELAND MAN ARRESTED AFTER POINTING LOADED GUN AT VCSO DEPUTY

There is no such thing as a routine traffic stop, as Deputy Wyatt Gayer found out Sunday night.

At 11 p.m. he pulled over a car blasting music and when he approached the vehicle, the driver--24-year old Louis Hills Jr.-- ran and bolted towards his house at 521 W. Beresford Ave. in DeLand. Deputy Gayer chased him as Hills kicked open the front door and ran into the house. Deputy Gayer saw what looked like a gun in Hills’ hand. Hills threw the object under the bed in a rear bedroom and tried to smash out the window. When he couldn’t escape through the window, with bloody hands he dove back under the bed, grabbed the gun and pointed it at Deputy Gayer. Gayer drew his service weapon and ordered Hill to drop the pistol, which was fully loaded with a bullet in the chamber. The 9mm handgun was inside a sock that had holes cut out around the trigger.

Hills continued to struggle and was finally handcuffed and placed under arrest. When he was searched, deputies found move than 80 grams of marijuana and cash.

Hills was taken to Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach.

He is charged with four felonies:

Possession of marijuana with intent to
sell/distribute
Possession of marijuana over 20 grams
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Resisting Officer with Violence

Hills was also charged with two misdemeanors:

Carrying a concealed weapon
Destroy/Tamper with/Fabricate Physical Evidence

Hills was booked on $33,500 bond.