Man accused of sinking car to commit insurance fraud, deputies find it three years later
BUNNELL, Fla. โ The Flagler County Sheriffโs Office arrested a man they say intentionally sank his car in order to file a false insurance claimAccording to deputies, in 2017, authorities responded to a stolen vehicle complaint in Bunnell. Shawn Barnes, 28, told deputies that his Fiat 500 had been stolen from his driveway overnight. โThe witness stated that on December 29, 2017, Barnes and the witness were traveling together in the Fiat 500,โ deputies said. In October, FCSO and the Putnam County Sheriffโs Office Dive Teams found the submerged car and removed it from the water. Weโd like to again thank the Putnam County Sheriffโs Office for their assistance in retrieving the vehicle.โBarnes was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.