A man wanted out of Jacksonville on lewd or lascivious molestation charges was tracked down and arrested at a home on Princess Ruth Lane in Palm Coast. Forrest Singleton, 48, was taken into custody without incident after investigators zeroed in on the address where he was believed to be staying.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office assisted the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in the capture, according to CBS12. Singleton had been wanted on the molestation charges out of Jacksonville and was believed to be hiding in Palm Coast, a city that sits roughly 45 minutes south of the Jacksonville area.
Tracked to a Princess Ruth Lane Home
Units tracked Singleton to the residence on Princess Ruth Lane, where he was taken into custody without any resistance, the report notes. He was then transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where he is being held on a $150,003 bond, per the same account.
No further details on the specific allegations against Singleton, the timeline of his underlying Jacksonville charges, or the date of his arrest were included in the available reporting.
A Similar Case in Palm Coast's Recent Past
This isn't the first time Flagler County authorities have dealt with an accused predator turning up in Palm Coast. In September 2024, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said Alfred Smith, a 25-year-old sex offender from Daytona Beach, traveled to Palm Coast believing he was going to meet a 16-year-old girl for sex, according to CBS12.
Deputies were waiting when Smith arrived at a Palm Coast gas station for the arranged meeting, that report states. Smith reportedly confessed to investigators that he had been communicating with someone he believed to be a teenager and admitted to sending sexually explicit photos. He was booked into the same Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, though in his case he was held without bond, unlike the $150,003 bond set for Singleton.
The two cases are separate and unconnected, but both underscore how often Flagler County's sheriff's office ends up assisting other agencies or fielding these kinds of cases within Palm Coast city limits. No additional information on the outcome of either case was available at this time.
