Carjacking suspects who took Corvette at gunpoint near DeLand is arrested after brief chase

Two men have been arrested, accused of pistol-whipping a man and stealing his Corvette at gunpoint in a carjacking in the Spring Hill community near DeLand on Tuesday afternoon, sheriff's deputies said.

The incident was reported at 3:47 p.m. on South Thompson Street. The victim reported two masked suspects pulled up beside him. One pointed a gun, threatened to kill him, pistol-whipped him and pulled him out of his black 2019 Chevy Corvette, deputies said.

According to a social media post by the sheriff's office, the suspects took off in the Corvette, which was soon spotted by a sheriff's helicopter. The Corvette came to a final stop off State Road 472, with one of the suspects staying in the vehicle and the other bailing out into the woods.

Both suspects were taken into custody. Deputies recovered the Corvette and found a Glock handgun with an extended magazine in the driver's seat. A second handgun was located on the ground nearby, deputies said.

The driver, Mikell Bailey, 23, of DeLand, was charged with armed carjacking, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and outstanding warrants for burglary, grand theft, and witness tampering. He was in the Volusia County Branch Jail Wednesday without bail.

The second suspect, Britten Polk, 31, of DeLand, was charged with possession of a firearm/ammunition by a convicted felon, and violation of probation. He was also in the Volusia County Branch Jail Wednesday without bail.