A Palm City man reported he was stabbed early this morning, and detectives are now investigating the incident.

Coquina Cove resident Paul Embry, 33, told Martin County Sheriff’s detectives that he saw a teen by his vehicle at about 5:30 a.m. He said he confronted the boy and then felt what seemed like a “bee sting” in his abdomen, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Rhonda Irons.

A relative drove Embry to the hospital for treatment. His injuries do not seem to be life-threatening, Irons said.

Detectives have not yet recovered a weapon.

PALM CITY – The other two times that someone broke into the house on Crossing Circle, nobody was home.

But Thursday was different. Linda Schultz was there, and so was her handgun.

Schultz called 911 shortly before 9 a.m. to report that a man had broken into her home in the 1500 block of Southwest Crossing Circle. She told them she thought she shot him, Martin County Sheriff’s officials said.

Christopher Reber

When Lake Village resident Linda Smyth rushed over to her neighbor after hearing gunshots, Schultz was bleeding from the neck, dialing 911.

“I’m proud of her,” Smyth said hours later. “I think it takes a lot of wherewithal to be able to be aware of your circumstances and fight back like that. A lot of people would be afraid to defend themselves.”

Schultz, 47, was transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center for her injuries. So was robbery suspect Christopher B. Reber, 23, who was in serious condition, sheriff’s spokeswoman Rhonda Irons said.

Charges against Reber are pending, Irons said. In the meantime, he is under custody on a St. Lucie County warrant regarding a forgery case.

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Matt Fritchie, with the Martin County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit, follows his dog, Bella, while looking for a suspected illegal immigrant at the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge on Jupiter Island on Tuesday. Photo by Sarah Grile.

JUPITER ISLAND — Martin County Sheriff’s deputies, Jupiter Island police and federal agents scoured parts of the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge looking for a man running from authorities.

At about 11:45 a.m., sheriff’s deputies and police responded to the north end of Beach Road where workers doing mosquito control reported seeing a suspicious man in the area, officials said. The witnesses reported to Jupiter Island Public Safety that when they approached the man on an all-terrain vehicle, he fled, according to sheriff’s office spokeswoman Rhonda Irons.

Initially, it was believed the man might have been a migrant crossing the ocean to get to U.S. soil, so crews from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection also arrived to the scene.

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Danny Ford

The dog’s owner told Martin County Sheriff’s deputies that he saw Danny K. Ford in his yard in the 8400 block of Southeast Eucalyptus Way where he was stabbing the homeowner’s pit bull in the eyes.

The homeowner said Ford, 48, was known as a local in the Banner Lake area. When he saw Ford with the rebar shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, he rushed into his yard.

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JENSEN BEACH — Martin County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife after their bodies were discovered on Saturday.

At about 4 p.m. on Saturday deputies responded to the home of Jeaneatte and Norton Euart after a caregiver discovered their bodies inside the couple’s Jensen Beach home in the 2500 block of Northeast Mildred Street, according so sheriff’s spokeswoman Rhonda Irons. The caregiver told investigators the couple had several health issues, Irons said.

Jeaneatte Euart, 76, appeared to have been shot several times, Irons said. Norton Euart, 84, had what appeared to be a single gunshot wound, Irons said.

Detectives believe Norton Euart shot his wife multiple times before turning the gun on himself. The bodies have been turned over to the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Martin County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating an Indiantown man’s death after he was found shot in the chest early this morning.

The sheriff’s office received a call from a resident in the 15400 block of Southwest Seminole Drive at about 2 a.m. saying there had been a gun shot and a man was wounded outside the home, sheriff’s spokeswoman Rhonda Irons said.

Once there, sheriff’s deputies found 23-year-old Juan Pastor-Tec, officials said. (more…)

Brent Smith

Brent Smith, who has been working as a computer technician for the sheriff’s office since 2005, was released from the Martin County Jail after posting $5,000 bond. (more…)