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Keyan Rundell and Father Charged in July 29 Teen Killings

8/9/2026

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Rundell Arrested

DeLand police arrested Keyan Jayden Rundell and his father Daytron W. Etkins for the July 29 killings.
Rundell faces second-degree murder while Etkins is charged as an accessory after the fact with a $100,000 bond.
An affidavit says Rundell shot the teens after they tried to rob him during a deal behind the Athens Theatre.
Surveillance video shows Rundell on an e-bike adjusting his waistband and wiping his face pepper-sprayed.

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Uthmeier Criticizes

Attorney General James Uthmeier said Worrell’s conduct amounted to neglect of duty and incompetence.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Rundell, adjudicated delinquent for a 2022 vehicle theft and who served ten months of community control, received years of second chances, dropped charges, and a lack of prosecution.
Worrell, suspended by Gov. DeSantis in 2023 and re-elected in 2024, says the Juvenile Justice Department has refused all meeting requests.

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Rundell Arrested

DeLand police arrested Keyan Jayden Rundell and his father Daytron W. Etkins for the July 29 killings.
Rundell faces second-degree murder while Etkins is charged as an accessory after the fact with a $100,000 bond.
An affidavit says Rundell shot the teens after they tried to rob him during a deal behind the Athens Theatre.
Surveillance video shows Rundell on an e-bike adjusting his waistband and wiping his face pepper-sprayed.

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