A man was carjacked Monday night after he stopped for another man who was waving him down, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said.

It happened shortly before 9 p.m. in Wilbur-By-The-Sea.

The suspect, 34-year-old Grant Hagood-James, pointed a gun at the victim and told him to get out of the car. VSO said Hagood-James then drove off with the car.

The victim notified law enforcement, who were able to locate the abandoned vehicle near Seaway Avenue and Peninsula Drive in Daytona Beach Shores.

"A few minutes later 911 calls came in about a subject matching the description swimming in the water near Deck Down Under," VSO said.

Several deputies, a police dog, Air-One and a drone responded, VSO said. Port Orange and Edgewater police departments assisted with boats.

Hagood-James was eventually loc

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