DELTONA, Fla. – A registered sex offender is back behind bars after Volusia County deputies say he propositioned a 14-year-old girl for sex while she was walking from school.
Shawn Winemiller, 49, was arrested Monday as deputies were canvassing the neighborhood in Deltona where the girl was approached on Jan. 27.
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Investigators initially only had an extremely blurry surveillance photo to use in their attempts to identify the man who propositioned the victim in the area along Providence Boulevard in the area of Acadian Drive in Deltona.
James Simoneau said he saw the sheriff’s office post online and called 911. He said his cameras also captured Winemiller on his bike around that same time frame. I spoke to Him today from his ring camera while he was at work.
“I said I’m calling the law. I said let’s get this guy caught,” he said, “that’s a 14 year old girl. We don’t need those sickos we’ve got too many problems as it is and that’s one less dirt bag off the roads.
According to a news release, deputies were called to a home in that neighborhood by someone who said they had a better quality photo of the man who approached the teen.
After receiving that photo, deputies said they began searching the area for more surveillance video. As they were searching, a man on a bicycle, Winemiller, road through the area who matched the description of the person who propositioned the girl, records show.
Deputies then contacted the 14-year-old victim, who positively identified Winemiller as the suspect who approached her and offered her $50 for sex, according to a news release.
The victim’s mother called 911 shortly after her daughter’s scary walk home from work. “My daughter just ran home from school saying that some man on a bike is chasing her asking her to do sexual favors.”
You can watch the body camera footage of Winemiller’s arrest in the media player below:
Investigators said Winemiller had a previous history of sexual battery and unlawful sexual activity with a minor in Hillsborough County from a 1992 incident.
Winemiller now faces charges of aggravated stalking of a minor and lewd or lascivious battery by encouraging a minor to engage in prostitution or sexual activity. Deputies said his ID card also did not display his sex offender status as required by law, resulting in an additional felony charge.
Winemiller is being held without bond.
A judge his bond in an appearance on Tuesday and said he can’t have any contact with the victim.