ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A man is behind bars after he was caught on video shooting at the front door of a St. Johns County home, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Facebook post.
SJSO says the shooting happened at a home on Wye Road in the northern part of the county on March 14. Ring camera footage shows the man, identified as Hayward Biggins, 29, attempting to break into the home, pull out a gun and shoot at the home's front door.
When deputies arrived on scene, Biggins' arrest report says they found him approximately 100 yards away from the home, lying in the road next to a garbage can; his firearm, a Glock 29 10mm, was found 20 yards away from the home in the road. Biggins was then arrested and charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling and attempted armed burglary, the post states.
The sheriff's office says people were in the home watching TV at the time the shot was fired by Biggins.
“They absolutely did exactly what we would expect of them," Lt. George Harrigan with the St Johns County Sheriff's Office, said. "It's important also to remind everyone have a nightly routine to secure your residence, make sure your intentional about locking all the doors, making sure the windows are secured."
Lt. George Harrigan says homeowners should never open the door to an unknown person and create a plan in case of emergencies.
"You know is there a designated room in the house that you will all meet up in in the event of an emergency, some call that a safe room," Lt. Harrigan said.
Biggins' report states that he has two active warrants: one out of Duval County for battery and one out of Georgia. He currently remains in custody at the St. Johns County Jail where he is being held on no bond, jail records show.
We asked First Coast News crime and safety analyst Ken Jefferson how a man with two warrants could be in the community.
“If he has misdemeanor warrants, there’s not a man hunt that’s out for him so police would have to come in contact with him some kind of way, either on a traffic stop or investigation, and this is will pop up in the system," Ken Jefferson, crime analyst, said.