Tyler Watkins
•9/8/2026
Two men have been arrested on separate charges after investigators say they made threats against Hendry County deputies and others in the days after a deputy shot and killed 33-year-old Edward Young Jr. in August. Hendry County deputies pulled Young over for reckless driving along State Road 29 and Case Road on August 29. Body camera video shows the routine stop escalated within seconds after Young reached for a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the deputies before a deputy on the passenger side of the vehicle returned fire, striking Young multiple times. He was transported for medical care but later died from his injuries. On that day, HCSO said they began receiving calls from a man who identified himself as Young's brother. Deputies later identified him as Calvin Miller, 40. According to the sheriff's office, its administrative staff took over 150 calls from Miller, and in one call to an HCSO road supervisor, he reportedly said, "You think you're going to blow my brother away and I'm not going to settle the score?" HCSO said Miller also called the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners' offices, threatening their staff by saying he was going to come to the location and shoot everyone, starting with the female staff member who answered the phone. Hendry County detectives and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement looked into the calls and identified Miller, who was later found in El Paso, Texas. Last Wednesday, Hendry County detectives traveled to Texas and arrested Miller. They brought him back to Florida, where he is being held in the Hendry County Jail. Miller is facing charges of unlawful use of a two-way communications device in the commission of a felony, aggravated stalking, and false reports concerning the use of a firearm in a violent manner. Deputies arrested another man on Friday morning after HCSO said he made a threat on Facebook regarding the shooting and Young's death. According to HCSO, Larry Jerome Davenport Idlette, a 48-year-old Fort Myers man, commented with the account named "L.J. Davenport," "find out the killers name, more than likely he has a social media! Cop will not be charged. They will find a way to justify it. It has to be an eye for an eye….A life for a life. Use the Flock cameras for his address or place most frequent, wife, job kids school! Hunt like they hunt us." Deputies said Idlette posted again on Sept. 1, stating, "AN ITS STILL 'AN FOR AN EYE"... Give out Hi Fives for their kill." Idlette was arrested and booked into the Lee County Jail and is awaiting transport to the Hendry County Jail. He is facing a charge of written threat to kill or do bodily injury. HCSO has not released information regarding whether Idlette and Young had a connection. DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment, and original programming on your TV.
