DeLand man charged with first degree murder following domestic disturbance

Date Added: August 16, 2025 9:33 am

Detectives charged Juan Antonio Huertas Figueroa (DOB: 01/20/1957) with first degree murder in connection to a shooting at a DeLand apartment complex Friday. 

Deputies responded to a 911 call from 2744 Botts Landing Road around 11:22 a.m. in reference to a domestic disturbance involving three people. 

The adult male victim, identified as 42-year-old Christopher Alan Wooldridge, was pronounced deceased on scene. 

The investigation revealed the suspect and his girlfriend who lived in one of the apartments together had a brief physical altercation the day prior, which was not reported the law enforcement. 

The next day, the girlfriend contacted Wooldridge, her ex-boyfriend, to pick her up from the residence. When Wooldrige arrived, Huertas Figueroa confronted him and told him to leave. Huertas Figueroa confronted the victim a second time which led to the suspect shooting the victim multiple times. 

Based on the finding, probable cause was determined to charge Huertas Figueroa with first degree murder. He was arrested and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.