Law enforcement authorities have released bodycam video showing a standoff between a man and Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies that ended after he was shot while charging an officer.
Michael Collmar, 43, is facing four charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and multiple other felonies in connection with a standoff that took place at his parents’ home on Lakeshore Drive in New Smyrna Beach on Sunday, February 5.
In a press conference held on Monday, February 6, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood provided bodycam video and details regarding the incident, which took place just after 1 p.m.
In the video, multiple officers are seen negotiating with Collmar while he stands near the doorway of the home. Collmar is seen holding two knives and, at one point, picks up a chair to deflect potential TASER deployments.
During the video, Collmar screens obscenities at the officers and implores his father to close the door of the home multiple times.
After multiple attempts to subdue Collmar, police eventually secured his father outside of the home before they entered and attempted to detain Collmar.
Deputies attempted multiple Taser deployments and a less-lethal shotgun to subdue Collmar, but were unsuccessful. In the video, the shotgun shots can be heard before Collmar escapes and runs through the front door of the home.
After exiting the front door, Collmar is seen running at officers positioned outside of the home as they deploy their TASERs, with one firing shots.
Collmar is seen falling to the ground before police move in and detain him before providing aid.
According to authorities, Collmar’s parents were not injured in the incident, nor were any of the deputies involved.
The incident follows multiple calls for service to the same address for multiple similar incidents over the past month. On January 17, deputies responded to the home after Collmar’s mother reported that he was armed, screaming, paranoid, and possibly hallucinating during an apparent mental health episode.
That followed incidents on January 6, January 8, January 15, and February 4.
According to court records, Collmar was released from prison in October 2022 after serving nearly four years behind bars for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. During that incident in July 2017, Collmar stabbed a Port Orange man multiple times. Collmar has been arrested and incarcerated dozens of times over the past 12 years and has been convicted of at least 17 felonies and 19 misdemeanors.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is currently conducting an independent investigation into the shooting.
Court records show that Collmar was booked into Volusia County jail on Monday.