ORANGE CITY, Fla. — An Orange City Police Department inquiry classified excessive-force and unprofessional-conduct allegations against four officers as unfounded after reviewing their response to a reported burglary involving three masked juveniles and what appeared to be long guns.
The complaint arose from an April 5, 2026 incident at a vacant residence near 217 Oak Avenue. According to Informal Inquiry 26-006, officers responded to a burglary-in-progress call involving masked individuals reportedly carrying long guns. Police encountered three masked juveniles matching the description and detained them at gunpoint.
Toy guns recovered
The inquiry says the weapons were later determined to be realistic-looking toy guns that had been spray-painted. Investigators also reported finding evidence of criminal mischief at a nearby park and spray paint on the juveniles’ hands.
Sergeant Rolly Cavida reviewed reports, affidavits and body-worn-camera recordings. The inquiry concluded that the officers’ decision to point their firearms was objectively reasonable based on the information available when they arrived: a possible burglary, masked suspects and reported firearms.
Separate allegation traced outside Orange City police
The complaint also included an allegation that an officer made an inappropriate sexual remark in the presence of minors. The complainant later told the investigator that the alleged remark was attributed to intake officers at a juvenile-detention facility in Daytona Beach, not to Orange City police officers. The inquiry says the Orange City body-camera review did not show an Orange City officer making the alleged statement.
All listed allegations classified as unfounded
The inquiry listed Officers Steven Neily, Jamaila Rodriguez, Dennis Alexander and Jordan Herzog. Excessive-force and unprofessional-conduct allegations for each were marked “Unfounded,” with no action taken.
Officers named in the inquiry
The following photographs link to the public source used to verify each identification. The department classified every listed allegation in this inquiry as unfounded.
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Captain Jason Ward reviewed the inquiry and wrote that it was thorough, objective and supported by the evidence. He concurred that the firearm-related allegation and the allegation involving the sexual remark were unfounded and closed the inquiry without identifying an Orange City policy violation.
“Unfounded” is the disposition recorded by the department. This article summarizes the agency’s own investigation and does not independently adjudicate the complaint.
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Source: Orange City Police Department, Informal Inquiry 26-006, released through public-records request PD-2026-1270.
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