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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- You may never look at your neighbor's home the same way again after this story.
"My family has been through hell for two years with this woman," said Paula Deford, who says her neighbor 47-year-old Nickcole Dykema was caught on her surveillance video attacking her home with a knife twice in recent weeks. "It's just been torment, torment."
Parole officers arrived at Dykema's home in the 12100 block of Eldorado Avenue Tuesday night to serve multiple felony warrants. They had no idea the house of horrors that awaited them.
Mobile users: Click here to see photos from inside the home
When Sergeant Chris Calderon arrived, he said Dykema looked directly at him through a broken window of the house and then disappeared back into the home. Calderon gave commands for her to come out, but she only responded with obscenities and told officers to "leave her property."
At that point, officers called the sheriff's office for reinforcements.
When police arrived they decided to force their way inside, at which point, Dykema reportedly grabbed a large sword, or machete, and tried to stab Sergeant Calderon, missing his face and head by only inches. She then disappeared into another part of the house.
"He [Sgt. Calderon] would have been well within his rights legally, morally and ethically to use deadly force on her," said Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis.
Deputies eventually found a set of feet standing in the corner of the mobile home, possibly hiding under or behind a blanket. They then saw a long, silver, shiny sword waving around behind the blanket and asked Dykema to come out with her hands up.
She refused and moved towards the deputies with the sword. Sergeant Bill Hillman deployed a bean bag round at her which had no effect. She fled into a room in the home that contained more than 500 bladed weapons.
Dykema armed herself with more blades and advanced toward the deputies. Another officer fired a bean bag round hitting her abdomen and thigh. She then retreated to another section of the home.
Deputies were staged at the front door behind shields as Dykema eventually emerged from behind a hanging blanket, advancing toward deputies.
Deputies ordered her to turn around so they could make sure she didn't have any weapons behind her back, but it appeared as if she was retreating back into her residence. That's when Corporal Stephen Miller deployed his Taser and Dykema fell to the ground.
She was quickly taken into custody by deputies on scene.
During inventory of Dykema's home, deputies found upwards of 2,000 bladed devices -- even an altar of some sort.
"I think most people would look at that and think that it does seem to at least mimic satanic worship," Nienhuis said.
On Wednesday, deputies brought out box after box of knives, blades, and swords. Sheriff Nienhuis says it could be hours before they process all the evidence which included "some Halloween-type things that are fake and even some bones that we feel are chicken bones," said Nienhuis.
Deputies found a pentagram and a ceiling fan with knives attached to it.
"I also think that it's not outside the realm of possibility that there's probably some mental illness here," said Nienhuis.
"I know she's very dangerous," said Deford.
Deford said after seeing the parade of blades come from Dykema's home she has only one thought. "I'm lucky to be alive that's how I feel that's exactly how I feel."
This isn't the first time deputies had a confrontation with Dykema. In December 2014, they were called out to the Dollar Tree on Cortez Boulevard on suspicion of shoplifting. When deputies tried to get her into custody for providing a false name and date of birth, she resisted but was quickly subdued and detained.
During a search, they found two large chef knives, a small dagger, and a small sword hidden under her clothing. She was charged with Providing False Information, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, and Resisting Arrest.
Dykema now faces the following charges and is being held without bond.
•Probation Violation (warrant)
•Property Damage/Criminal Mischief
•Probation Violation (warrant)
•Probation Violation (warrant)
•Resist Officer w/o Violence
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story...uncover-house-of-horrors-in-florida/32544445/
"My family has been through hell for two years with this woman," said Paula Deford, who says her neighbor 47-year-old Nickcole Dykema was caught on her surveillance video attacking her home with a knife twice in recent weeks. "It's just been torment, torment."
Parole officers arrived at Dykema's home in the 12100 block of Eldorado Avenue Tuesday night to serve multiple felony warrants. They had no idea the house of horrors that awaited them.
Mobile users: Click here to see photos from inside the home
When Sergeant Chris Calderon arrived, he said Dykema looked directly at him through a broken window of the house and then disappeared back into the home. Calderon gave commands for her to come out, but she only responded with obscenities and told officers to "leave her property."
At that point, officers called the sheriff's office for reinforcements.
When police arrived they decided to force their way inside, at which point, Dykema reportedly grabbed a large sword, or machete, and tried to stab Sergeant Calderon, missing his face and head by only inches. She then disappeared into another part of the house.
"He [Sgt. Calderon] would have been well within his rights legally, morally and ethically to use deadly force on her," said Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis.
Deputies eventually found a set of feet standing in the corner of the mobile home, possibly hiding under or behind a blanket. They then saw a long, silver, shiny sword waving around behind the blanket and asked Dykema to come out with her hands up.
She refused and moved towards the deputies with the sword. Sergeant Bill Hillman deployed a bean bag round at her which had no effect. She fled into a room in the home that contained more than 500 bladed weapons.
Dykema armed herself with more blades and advanced toward the deputies. Another officer fired a bean bag round hitting her abdomen and thigh. She then retreated to another section of the home.
Deputies were staged at the front door behind shields as Dykema eventually emerged from behind a hanging blanket, advancing toward deputies.
Deputies ordered her to turn around so they could make sure she didn't have any weapons behind her back, but it appeared as if she was retreating back into her residence. That's when Corporal Stephen Miller deployed his Taser and Dykema fell to the ground.
She was quickly taken into custody by deputies on scene.
During inventory of Dykema's home, deputies found upwards of 2,000 bladed devices -- even an altar of some sort.
"I think most people would look at that and think that it does seem to at least mimic satanic worship," Nienhuis said.
On Wednesday, deputies brought out box after box of knives, blades, and swords. Sheriff Nienhuis says it could be hours before they process all the evidence which included "some Halloween-type things that are fake and even some bones that we feel are chicken bones," said Nienhuis.
Deputies found a pentagram and a ceiling fan with knives attached to it.
"I also think that it's not outside the realm of possibility that there's probably some mental illness here," said Nienhuis.
"I know she's very dangerous," said Deford.
Deford said after seeing the parade of blades come from Dykema's home she has only one thought. "I'm lucky to be alive that's how I feel that's exactly how I feel."
This isn't the first time deputies had a confrontation with Dykema. In December 2014, they were called out to the Dollar Tree on Cortez Boulevard on suspicion of shoplifting. When deputies tried to get her into custody for providing a false name and date of birth, she resisted but was quickly subdued and detained.
During a search, they found two large chef knives, a small dagger, and a small sword hidden under her clothing. She was charged with Providing False Information, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, and Resisting Arrest.
Dykema now faces the following charges and is being held without bond.
•Probation Violation (warrant)
•Property Damage/Criminal Mischief
•Probation Violation (warrant)
•Probation Violation (warrant)
•Resist Officer w/o Violence
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story...uncover-house-of-horrors-in-florida/32544445/
