Wayne M. Miller
Assistant Chief of Police
Public Information Officer
(386) 506-5810
Case #2009-006894                                                     

TWO SUBJECTS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INTENDED ARMED ROBBERY

On July 22 at approximately 11:11 PM, Trooper Dungan of the Florida Highway Patrol observed a suspicious vehicle (maroon Dodge Durango with Alabama tags) parked along a tree line in a grassy area adjacent to Wendy’s and McDonald’s restaurants at 1690 Taylor Road. The Alabama tag on the vehicle came back with a BOLO wanted in the connection with an armed robbery out of Satellite Beach. The driver, 27 year old Philip Belancsik of Melbourne, Florida was detained and subsequently arrested by FHP (See FHP report # FHPD 09OFF059911).   

Port Orange Officer Rick Vingara arrived on scene as Trooper Dungan had the above vehicle stopped. A witness approached Officer Vingara and advised a suspicious subject, identified as black male wearing dark clothing, was observed quickly walking through the closed Publix parking lot away from the officers location while looking back over his shoulder at the officer’s location.  As an unmarked FHP vehicle was arriving in the area at this time, the black male then fled the area running east towards the Pavilion of Port Orange construction site. A perimeter was immediately established.  

VCSO Lieutenant Hughes located a black male with dark clothing walking NB in the SB lanes of I-95 in the area moments later near the wood line and detained him. This subject was later identified as 19 year old Sadarion Drayton of Rockledge, Florida. Drayton gave inconsistent stories as to why he was in the area of numerous closed businesses as well as the construction site and was subsequently placed under arrest for Loitering and Prowling by Officer Vingara of POPD. Both Drayton (arrested by POPD) and Belancsik (arrested by FHP) were brought to POPD for processing. Satellite Beach PD detectives responded and interviewed both subjects. 

Both Drayton and Belancsik admitted they had responded to Port Orange with the intent of robbing the McDonald’s restaurant. Inside the vehicle was a replica handgun along with a ski mask and gloves. Additionally a loaded shotgun was located in the wooded area between Wendy’s and McDonald’s. Drayton admitted to Port Orange detectives he intentionally left this weapon in the woods and fled the area when he observed Trooper Dungan arrive in the area. Both subjects admitted these were the same items they used in the Satellite Beach armed Robbery days earlier (see Satellite Beach PD’s report).  

Sadarion Drayton was charged by POPD with the following charges and transported to VCBJ with no bond allowed: 

Loitering and Prowling
Possession of a short Barreled Shotgun
Conspiracy to commit Armed Robbery 

Further investigation on these subjects continues.

                                                  
                                    Sadarion D Drayton                            Philip S Belancsik
                                         12/09/1989   B/M                           01/20/1982     W/M