Transgender alleged campaign worker for Florida Dem candidate charged with stealing child's bike

A trans-identified Florida resident with an extensive criminal history who allegedly works for a Democratic congressional campaign has been arrested for allegedly stealing a child's bicycle. Arlecia Darnae Brown, 39, of Orlando, was taken into custody on March 7 in Palm Coast. Brown faces a variety of felony charges and has been booked into the Flagler County Jail on $67,500 bail.

Brown, who identifies as a man, has been accused of stealing a child's bicycle out of an open garage on March 6 in a Palm Coast neighborhood. Authorities responded to reports of a suspicious person in the yard of a vacant home the following day in the same neighborhood. Deputies with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office located Brown on the property, who was found distributing campaign fliers for Florida congressional candidate Josh Weil, a progressive Democrat. In a press release, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said that a mother reported the stolen bike to police after her child had left it in their open garage and when the child returned to grab it, it was gone.

Authorities located the stolen bike behind a tool shed at the vacant home and took Brown into custody, Fox 35 reported. Brown has been charged with six felonies including traveling to commit burglary outside of a county residence, burglarizing a dwelling, possession of burglary tools with intent to commit a burglary, two counts of possession of a stolen ID, and home solicitation without a permit. Brown also faces one misdemeanor charge of petit property theft, according to jail records.





Arlecia Darnae Brown seen with top surgery scars

Brown has a significant criminal record, as evidenced by Brown's convictions for aggravated assault, robbery with a firearm, and firearm possession as a convicted felon, according to investigators.

It's unclear if Brown is employed by Weil's campaign or had been distributing the fliers on Brown's own accord. Weil is currently campaigning on putting "the brakes on the Trump administration."



Rick Staly, the Sheriff of Flagler County, attributed the arrest to the community's cooperation and the expeditious investigative work.

"This is a perfect example of a crime of opportunity," said Sheriff Staly. "I encourage all residents to stay vigilant, lock their doors, and report suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately."

The Post Millennial reached out to the Weil campaign for comment.