Man convicted in 2021 shootout with Daytona Beach police, SWAT officers

Daytona Beach man found guilty after 2021 shootout with police officers

The trial for a Daytona Beach man who was in a shoot-out with police for more than seven hours has come to an end. A Volusia County jury has sentenced Joseph Jaynes to six counts of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer. In 2021, Daytona Beach police officers were on patrol when they heard a single gunshot fired. Officers found Jaynes who refused to put down the rifle in his hands, which sparked a seven-hour-long standoff.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A man was found guilty in Volusia County for a shootout and standoff that happened with law enforcement back on October 2021. 

Joseph Jaynes, 27, was found guilty after a four-day trial of six counts of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer after he ended up in a shootout with officers during an hours-long standoff. 

On October 3, Daytona Beach Police were investigating a possible break-in at a home during a well-being check. After finding no one inside, they went back to their patrol cars, a press release states. 

Over the weekend, police said they were called to the neighborhood several times to handle arguments between Jaynes and his roommate. 

Daytona Beach Police Department releases body camera of suspect firing at officers during standoff

Body camera video from the Daytona Beach Police Department showed the moments that police say a man started a shootout with officers.

Officers then heard a gunshot and found Jaynes in a nearby wood line. He began pointing his rifle at the officers after several commands were given for him to drop his weapon, court records show. 

After exchanging gunfire and an hours-long standoff, SWAT officers were able to arrest Jaynes outside his car. He had been shot in the leg. 

No officers were injured during the incident. 

State Attorney R.J. Larizza released a statement this weekend. It said:

"The oftentimes deadly and always disturbing trend of attacking our Law Enforcement Officers continues. We cannot and will not tolerate attempts to murder our Brothers and Sisters in uniform. There is only one appropriate sentence. The defendant will spend the rest of his life in prison."

Jaynes is set to be sentenced on Friday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m.