March 6, 2007
Brandon Haught
Public Information Office

MAN WANTED FOR STABBING IN BAR PARKING LOT 

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a man wanted for stabbing another man in a Deltona bar parking lot Monday night. The 38-year-old victim was transported by EVAC ambulance to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. He is still in the hospital being treated for a non-life threatening stab wound to his torso. The suspect deputies are looking for, Felix Mercado, fled the scene in what is believed to be his girlfriend’s car before deputies arrived. 

The victim, Ricardo Feliciano, and witnesses told responding deputies that Feliciano left the bar and walked to his car in the parking lot of Gwen’s West Indian Bar & Restaurant, 1355 Doyle Road at approximately 11:48 p.m. Mercado walked up to Feliciano and an argument ensued between them about some money allegedly stolen from Mercado in the past. During the altercation, the suspect had a knife in his hand, threatened to kill Feliciano, and then stabbed the victim in the side. The suspect then jumped into a red car, possibly a Pontiac Grand Am or Grand Prix, and sped away. Medics later told deputies that the wound was about 3” deep and 1” wide. 

Mercado, 36, is a Hispanic male who lives in Deltona, but previously lived in New York. Investigators believe Mercado may attempt to return to New York. He is 5’9” tall and weighs about 135 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. 

Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact investigator Ryan Mills at (386) 860-7030 or Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida, toll-free, at 1-888-277-TIPS. Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.