Report: Florida man ‘welcomes' sheriff by setting patrol car on fire

A Florida man allegedly set a new sheriff’s car on fire then called 911 twice to report it, authorities said.

Frederick Davis, 40, of Daytona Beach, was arrested Friday for an incident that happened in September of 2016, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. 

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood brought a patrol car in for service at an area gas station when Davis came along and allegedly set it on fire, the News-Journal reported.

Davis then reportedly made two 911 calls on a stolen iPhone to report the crime, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Davis faces a slew of charges including arson, burglary, and fleeing or attempting to elude charge.

“He was taunting law enforcement,” Chitwood told the newspaper. “Now he got the welcome mat rolled out for him at the Seminole County jail.”

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