Why does a routine Home Depot visit turn into a theft, a foot escape attempt, and the discovery of an active felony warrant? Hi there. How you doing? >> all right. Deputy Wood, Franklin County Sheriff's Office. >> Yes, sir. >> Were you just over at Home Depot? No, sir. All right, because I know this vehicle came out of that plaza, right? >> Yes, I was trying to find a motel. You're trying to find a motel? >> Yes, the Econo Lodge. Okay. My friend posed to be coming here right now to meet me. Jack. Jack, your friend? >> Yes. Do you know where he is? Yes, he's driving a brown truck. Brown truck. Was he supposed to be here? Yes, he posed I He said, "Well, where the hell are you?" I'm calling Red Roof. >> Is it Does he drive a Ford? Yes. Okay, he just turned right on on this parkway. Okay. >> Dog going south. Okay. I saw him. I saw a brown truck turning south on parkway. >> We're not going to be able to catch him. Who is this person to him? So, Jack sounds like he's our subject. This sounds like the driver of the vehicle. Yeah. I'm right here. At uh 231 Ultra. Oh, where am I at? You're at the Boulder Rock Dental. Can you have your buddy come over here? Yes, can he come over here? The Boulder Rock Dental. Dental. He might I saw him going south. He might try to ditch the merchandise. He might try to ditch the merchandise if he comes in your back with this, but if the victim's able to identify him, then we're still good. All righty. Interesting. Okay. I see. Yeah, it's right across the street. He passed it right here. He came from Home Depot? No. Where did he come from? He was right over there by It was a McDonald's. McDonald's? In that area, and I lost him. Okay. >> We had just uh checked in about 7 minutes ago to the uh Econo Lodge. Okay. All right. Where is Is that him? All right, postal shirt? I think it is. Home Depot. Right here. Is that where it's at? Okay, yeah, cuz I just saw the truck pull north on or south on Homeless Parkway. All right. Yeah, you from the area? I'm I live in the motel right here. Okay. I have not been in Home Depot at all. Did this deputy explain what's going on? I'm trying to understand. >> So, I just told your friend this as well. What's happening is Home Depot was tracking a shoplifting suspect. It wasn't me. I We're coming to that determination at this point. We're still working through it. So, what happened was Home Depot, again, being all the way over there, um somehow tracked whoever was stealing to uh >> Hey, friend. Same here, sir. All right, put your hands behind your back real quick. What's going on? That was 211. Got one with one driver male. Secure right now. It would hurt less if you put your knuckles together, all right? Okay. >> Where's the jacket you had on? Put your palms together. I can't turn it right. Here, let me do it for you. Look, put your hands together like you're praying, okay? Like that. Here, I'll take your trash. Put your palms together. There you go. Now he's marked. See you back. With all due respect, treat us with respect right now. When you going in there, stay out here in this stall. I go and start looking and see what's in there. Yeah, give me 1 second. I mean Okay. Hey, friend. Yeah. Cool. Put it in the washroom. We probably should I don't know what this is, okay? Do you understand English? You read and write English, right? >> Yes. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be legally used against you in court. You have the right to have an attorney with you prior to, during, or after any question. If you cannot afford an attorney that or desire one, the court will appoint one for you. You may stop the questioning at any time by refusing to answer further or by requesting to consult with your attorney. Do you understand your rights as I read them to you? Yes. Okay. Now, take him to the washroom. Now, just take what's in his back. No problem, sir. This definitely wasn't >> you tell us what's going on? I'm shopping at Home Depot. You going to buy Yeah, go ahead. You have anything to disclose to us, okay? I'm on the fourth floor of the So, you only told us what's going on Um uh I I love the shoes. I was in my in my in my driver's quarter, homie. Who was Who was driving? Who pulled up on you? My mom. Your mom? Yes. Okay. What was your mom driving? What was she driving? Gray BMW. A gray BMW? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Gray BMW SUV? Yes. Okay. Was it Who was driving the vehicle? Edward Butts. Huh? Edward Butts. Edward Butts? Okay. Did he have a cane with him? Yes. Okay. Okay. Edward Butts, okay. Where you Where was he at? Just now, he was He was just here. In the parking lot like this? In the parking lot waiting on you? Yes, I came with a [ __ ] and and and now I saw him over I mean, he was He was just parked right there. 15 minutes from my [ __ ] 15 minutes ago he was out there. Max. Okay. He must have been doing uh uh I saw him on the corner. My [ __ ] I know we're doing an investigation right now, okay? Trying to figure it out. Yep, that's the jacket. You want to do this questioning in here or a small room or out there where it's cold? Because someone else has asked to come get you. What do you mean? Outside of this car or Um if they want to come come to us Oh, they This is one they sent I But But he's The other guy is working on it, so Okay. Yeah. We I guess we can wait here. Do you want to wait in the car or do you want to wait out here? Um I would like to wait here. Anywhere I can Anywhere what? I could I could talk to y'all and and no one else is in my office. Let's let's just wait over here. No knives, guns, grenades, drugs, any needles. Are you checked in at the Econo Lodge? I'm not, no, sir. All right. But there is um So, they I did eat the Econo Lodge. I think my thing is right there. Yeah. Now, they think you're Franklin and you don't know what you was doing. Yes, and you Well, as you know, actually we have somebody else working on it, so he'll probably do the questioning. Unless you want to tell us what's going on. Let me check my pockets. Yeah, no. How long you been taking that? With all in the car? Huh? Everything in the car, please. Where's your car? Huh? Where's your car? No, no. I mean in the in the car that they brought me in. They brought you here in your car? They brought me here. They brought you here? And that car was what? Gray BMW. Gray BMW. Being driven by Edward Butts. Same guy. So, you got your stuff right now? What's up? This is this is this is out of the car, this is Okay. Where's Where's Where's Where's All right. Actually, the ones who speak to you are right here. So, I'll let them do the questioning. Okay. This was found in the restroom. Where's your hat? I don't have You walked in with a hat. I'm 100% positive. And you can't [ __ ] me cuz I looked at the footage. There was no hat though. Okay. Okay. Lying is not going to do any good, but I This is your time to be honest, okay? I'm not trying to lie to you. Uh actually actually I'm going to I'm going I'm going to take my I actually I'm going to take my time. Your options right now is to listen to this deputy right here because he's got to read you something. I already read him Miranda. Oh, you already read him Miranda? Okay. You want to talk to us? Okay. What's your name, boss? Edward Butts. Sit up. Sit Can I ask a question? Hey hey You got to speak up, you're mumbling. Can I ask a a a serious question? If I disclose information about a room at the Econolodge that at this point right now has numerous guns a lot of drugs and stolen property what will I get in return? What's my name? Are you trying to bribe your way out of this right now? >> No, sir. I'm trying to I'm trying to help you out. Help me. How do I help you? How do I help Okay. Okay. That's not how the way the world works. We don't make, you know, stupid decisions, get caught and then try to, you know, tip us some information to get out of the stupidity that you did. Take your shot. Um I'm not going to take my I'm trying to get myself out of out of that situation. I mean you you did that. Okay, well that'll be discussed at a later time. Right. And the other body in your BMW that you came in with? Oh, by the way, we already talked to him and we know he was involved. Yeah. Oh, yeah. He told us he's going to the Econolodge, so Which is sure we can figure that information Oh, he got out of the car. Yeah, yeah. We have video of you getting out of the car, you know. Yeah. So He had the hat on when he With the receipt? I saw you. That's all point of sale. You didn't load them up and then you walked out. No. Whose hat is that on? Right mine. You want it back? Sure. Why you lying? Now's the time to be honest here. This video footage we have of you Yeah, let's hear it. Honestly, okay. You sure about that? Okay. Very good. Very good. Very good. Definitely. That's great. I can see the guy a a Another guy got away with it. Another guy got away with it? >> Yeah, I know. A new Another guy got out of the out of the room. I did you good. Out the what? I did you good. White guy Okay, you were in a BMW, weren't you? I I BMW Jeep. SUV. BMW Jeep? >> Yes. Okay. I got out and then a white guy got out. No. It was just you that got out. You want to call somebody? We We just We just came from there. Sir, no, sir. I promise you. If I'm If I'm lying, okay, then then Buddy, you can't advertise like you're telling the truth. You walked in with a hat and you're telling me you weren't wearing a hat. Sure. Sure. I'm lying. And you expect me to believe you? Everyone lies, sir. Did you Did he walk out of the bathroom with the jacket? He walked out like this, so I went in This was on top of the um baby changing station. >> did you forget your jacket in the bathroom? Well, I wasn't going anywhere. You weren't going anywhere? No, sir. You weren't planning on staying here? I already told the police to So, they didn't hear you? The first time we went in there. You want to call the police? Do you have a phone on you? Did you try to call him to come pick you up? I I called him from home. The story is called your buddy to come pick you up from the store. What's your buddy's name? Edward Butts. Edward Butts? Okay. He has his stuff in the He told me I would not have told you. So, the male that you got out of the car with, we stopped him and he's at the Econolodge. So The Okay. The driver or the or the or the other other passenger? Driver. Okay, correct. Okay, so was he What's the driver's name? Edward Butts. Okay, what's the other passenger's name? Uh uh um Brandon. Brandon? >> Yes. And that's not made up? No, that's not I'm I'm not going to lie. If he If he wasn't in the car, then then I think he got out of the So, you guys are like a trio that goes around and steals things? No, that's what I'm trying to Okay. And over here? Yes. Okay. And is it like Palm Coast, Daytona, what's the plan? Palm Coast, Daytona, Sanford um and um Cocoa Beach. So, what's you guys' plan with Home Depot and stuff there? They They Okay. Edward Butts sells Home Depot Okay. And he he he Where does he sell it? He sells Daytona. Does he have a store? Does he go off like eBay? Flea market. Flea market? Yeah, um Deland flea market in Port Orange. Say that again? Deland. Deland flea market in Port Orange. Flea market, yes. And and also out of his house also also out of out of the Home Depot. Edward Brandon right here. What's your buddy's What's that? That's my guy right here. Where? That's the other guy right there. That's That's Edward Butts walking out of the store. What do you mean that's your guy? The other guy that was doing energy drinks. Right there. It was just you that got out of the car. >> I promise you. I mean look. I promise you he got out of the car with I promise What's his name? Brandon. Brandon? So, if you yell Brandon, he's going to look at us? I promise you. And he he doesn't he doesn't He doesn't know your name. He probably got dropped off at Port Orange. Now he's walking back to the Econolodge. No, no. We We We We got out of the car in the same parking spot. Uh I got out first. Did he take Did he take anything? He went in Home Depot with you? Yes. And I promise you if you go to him, he he he he he got stuff in the parking lot right now. Came out Can I call the car to call the car? Well, I'm 100% sure given that we have good relations with both loss prevention at Home Depot that if he caught you, he would have caught him and both of you would have been called out. Sir. Sir. Um I'm I'm going to give you paperwork right now. I'm telling you that man that was with me that when they had too much, okay? You drove up here with us with Palm Beach, Florida. Yeah, I see it right I I got out and then I walked out of the store right now. Okay. Bye. If I get If you let me go. And I'm being dead honest. Well, that still doesn't help the fact that you were the one that took two No, this is this is this is This is just you that I promise you all that joke. I I'm telling you that There's over uh 100,000 worth of of stolen stuff from from last two days. Right here at the at the hotel. Also also they I know at least three guns. Okay. Edward Butts. Yes, sir. At the hotel. I I know the scratch off tickets inside the hotel. I know there's a there's a brown Jeep, okay? I mean a brown truck, okay? That that they caught seen. Okay. Right Right right in front of the the big Jeep when we left, okay? Deputy Butler, do you have any further questions? No, sir. You can call us if you need anything. Right now with all the information that you're giving to us, I recommend once you're done with jail time to email tips through the Flagler County Sheriff's Office to let us know through that way of every bit of information that you have that you're telling us here in person, okay? It's going to be a lot easier, okay? No no I got my stuff. Is there any Take this off. There is no other option. You're going to go Willie Deshawn Parker was arrested and charged with grand theft, trespassing, and providing false information to law enforcement. Deputies confirmed Parker was on felony probation and had an active felony violation of probation warrant out of Volusia County at the time of the incident. Investigators also noted he had been previously trespassed from Home Depot and prior theft convictions led to an enhanced charge. Drop your opinion in the comments and hit like and subscribe for more real-world police cases.