Event Brief
Florida Man Convicted After Knife Standoff With Officer
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM ET
Summary: A Volusia County jury convicted Michael Smith after a one-day trial on charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon, resisting an officer with violence, and displaying a weapon during a felony. The case stems from a Jan. 27, 2026 incident in Orange City where an officer responded to a man with a stab wound to his neck and Smith refused orders to drop a knife.
WHO: Michael Smith; an Orange City police officer
WHAT: Convicted on multiple charges after an armed standoff involving a knife and an officer during a brief pursuit
WHEN: Jan 27, 2026
WHERE: Orange City, Florida
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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