Robert Maya, 46, of Palm Coast was arrested on July 13 after throwing a large metal object at Flagler County Sheriff's deputies responding to a disturbance at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Palm Coast, Florida.
Deputies were called to the hotel after a 911 caller reported that a guest was attempting to break a second-floor room window with a hammer. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they confirmed the subject as Maya and ordered him multiple times to open his hotel room door.
Maya refused to comply with deputies' commands to open the door. When deputies gained entry to the room, Maya threw a large metal object that he had ripped from the wall at the responding officers, nearly striking them.
The incident was captured on body camera footage released by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. The video shows the tense confrontation as deputies attempted to de-escalate the situation before Maya's aggressive response.
Maya was taken into custody following the incident. The charges against Maya were not specified in the available information, though throwing objects at law enforcement officers typically results in charges related to assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has not released additional details about what led to the initial disturbance or Maya's motivation for the destructive behavior at the hotel.
