Oklahoma man shot by Florida deputies after hostage standoff
Marcus Delay, a 30-year-old man who recently moved from Oklahoma to Florida, was shot by deputies after holding a woman and her baby hostage in Jacksonville.
WEEKEND COMING UP. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, DAMON, THANK YOU. A SUSPECT SHOT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCUSED OF HOLDING A WOMAN AND HER BABY HOSTAGE. NOW, THAT HAPPENED IN FLORIDA, BUT KOCO JASON BURGER JOINING US LIVE. AND, JASON, YOU HAVE UNCOVERED THAT SUSPECT IS FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO. YEAH, GUYS. THAT’S RIGHT. IN FACT, HE AND HIS FAMILY HAD JUST MOVED TO FLORIDA FROM OKLAHOMA. HIS LAST NAME IS DELAY. AND WE’VE LEARNED THAT HE RAN A BUSINESS HERE IN THE OKC METRO AREA. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES IN THE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AREA RESPONDED TO THIS HOUSE IN THE EAST ARLINGTON AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. A SUBURB OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WHERE THEY ENDED UP SHOOTING A 30 YEAR OLD SUSPECT, MARCUS DELAY. HE’S IN THE HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURIES. WE’RE TOLD DELAY HELD A WOMAN HOSTAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHO HE WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH, AND SHE ALSO HAD A NINE MONTH OLD BABY WITH HER. WE’RE TOLD DELAY FIRED A RIFLE INTO THE AIR WHILE SEARCHING FOR HIS PARTNER, WHO HAD ESCAPED THE HOME AND RAN INTO THE WOODS WITH HER BABY, THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID. DELAY LATER FOUND THE WOMAN AND OFFICERS IN THE WOODED AREA AND POINTED A HANDGUN AT THEM. DELAY RECENTLY MOVED TO FLORIDA FROM OKLAHOMA, AND HE RAN A PEST CONTROL BUSINESS HERE IN THE METRO AREA, ACCORDING TO SOCIAL MEDIA. COURT RECORDS SHOW DELAY FACED AGGRAVATED DUI AND RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGES IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR. AND WE’VE ALSO LEARNED THAT WOMAN AND CHILD INVOLVED WERE NOT HURT, BUT T
Oklahoma man shot by Florida deputies after hostage standoff
Marcus Delay, a 30-year-old man who recently moved from Oklahoma to Florida, was shot by deputies after holding a woman and her baby hostage in Jacksonville.
Updated: 10:08 PM CDT May 15, 2026
Sheriff’s deputies in Jacksonville, Florida, shot 30-year-old Marcus Delay Thursday night after he held a woman and her 9-month-old baby hostage in East Arlington, a suburb of Jacksonville. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterAuthorities said Delay held the woman, who was in a relationship with him, hostage for several hours. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Delay fired a rifle into the air while searching for the woman, who had escaped the home with her baby and fled into the woods. They said Delay later found the woman and officers in the wooded area and pointed a handgun at them. Marcus Delay recently moved to Florida from Oklahoma, where he ran a pest control business in the Oklahoma City metro area. Court records show Delay faced aggravated DUI and reckless driving charges in Oklahoma County in February. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The woman and her child were not injured during the incident, and they are reportedly trying to return to Oklahoma.Top HeadlinesCommunity mourns death of Oklahoma City radio personality DJ BlackBody found, pulled from water after jet skier goes missing at Lake ThunderbirdFlorida teen dies in electric scooter crash on the way to buy Mother’s Day flowers‘We need help:’ Black dust covers Oklahoma town as residents face renewed pollution fearsTIMELINE: Storms with damaging winds possible Friday; severe weather risk this weekend
Sheriff’s deputies in Jacksonville, Florida, shot 30-year-old Marcus Delay Thursday night after he held a woman and her 9-month-old baby hostage in East Arlington, a suburb of Jacksonville.
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Authorities said Delay held the woman, who was in a relationship with him, hostage for several hours.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Delay fired a rifle into the air while searching for the woman, who had escaped the home with her baby and fled into the woods. They said Delay later found the woman and officers in the wooded area and pointed a handgun at them.
Marcus Delay recently moved to Florida from Oklahoma, where he ran a pest control business in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Court records show Delay faced aggravated DUI and reckless driving charges in Oklahoma County in February.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The woman and her child were not injured during the incident, and they are reportedly trying to return to Oklahoma.
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