0 Deputies: DeLand woman passes note saying boyfriend holding her captive 
 
 DELAND, Fla. - Volusia County deputies arrested a man after his live-in girlfriend passed a note to staff at a DeLand animal hospital saying he was threatening her, according to an arrest report. 
 
 Jeremy Floyd, 39, is accused of beating his 28-year-old girlfriend and threatening her at gunpoint for two days, deputies said. 
 
 According to deputies, Floyd beat his girlfriend on Wednesday, making her stay in bed all day Thursday with a head injury. 
 
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 On Friday afternoon, his girlfriend was able to convince him to let her bring her dog to DeLand Animal Hospital, but he insisted on accompanying her with a loaded handgun, deputies said. 
 
 Once at the veterinary hospital, the woman slipped a note to the staff there that said, “Call the cops. My boyfriend is threatening me. He has a gun. Please don't let him know.” 
 
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 A staff member called law enforcement and a DeLand police officer detained Floyd, a convicted felon, and took his gun, investigators said. 
 
 The Sheriff’s Office then took over the investigation because the incident happened in Volusia County. 
 
 Angie Pye, CEO of Volusia County's Beacon Center, said the woman's quick thinking may have saved her life. 
 
 "If they had alerted him in some way, this might not have been as peaceful; you know, somebody may have gotten hurt," said Pye. 
 
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 Floyd was charged Wednesday with violating pretrial release conditions, because deputies, said he contacted the victim from his jail cell. 
 
 Floyd called the woman 15 times on Saturday, 17 times on Sunday and 15 times on Monday, deputies said. 
 
 "I understand you're upset with me. I'm sorry. I know you're upset with me and I apologize about what I did to you. I'll make it up to you. I apologize and I love you," Floyd said in a voicemail to the victim, deputies said. 
 
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 A DeLand woman was rescued from her armed and abusive acquaintance after passing a note to staff at an animal hospital, asking them to call authorities, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. 
 
 Deputies say the woman — who the Orlando Sentinel is not identifying — was beaten and threatened by 39-year-old Jeremy Floyd. 
 
 Floyd was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, false imprisonment, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and simple battery. 
 
 Authorities say Floyd prevented the woman from leaving home for two days. During a fight Wednesday, authorities say he beat and pointed a gun at her. Two shots were fired during a struggle over the gun — both of which passed through a wall without injuring anybody. 
 
 The next day, authorities say the woman had to stay in bed all day because of a head injury. 
 
 On Friday, she convinced Floyd to allow her to bring their dog to DeLand Animal Hospital. Floyd accompanied her armed with a loaded handgun, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Laura Williams said. 
 
 During the drive to the veterinarian, deputies say Floyd pointed the handgun at the woman, threatening to kill her and her family. 
 
 She passed a note to staff members at the hospital, which read, “Call the cops. [Floyd] is threatening me. He has a gun. Please don't let him know." 
 
 DeLand police arrived, detaining Floyd and confiscating his gun. Volusia County deputies went to the couple’s home and found two bullet holes in a wall, Williams said. 
 
 Williams said the “visibly injured” woman was taken to a hospital to be treated for a head injury, black eye and bruised arm. 
 
 Floyd is being held without bond at the Volusia County Jail. 
 
 Michael Williams can be reached at miwilliams@orlandosentinel.com, 407-420-5022 or @michaeldamianw. 
 
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– "Call the cops, my boyfriend is threatening me. He has a gun. Please don't let him know." So wrote a Florida woman in a note she handed to her dog's veterinarian Saturday in a highly stressful situation, authorities tell ABC News. Seems the boyfriend, convicted felon Jeremy Floyd, was standing beside her with a concealed and loaded weapon. Luckily the vet notified police in Deland, Fla., who showed up and arrested the guy. Authorities say Floyd, 39, had beaten her with his gun in a fight Wednesday, and when they struggled for the weapon two bullets fired harmlessly through a wall, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The woman, who remains unidentified, spent a day in bed due to a head injury. Then she convinced Floyd she had to take her dog to DeLand Animal Hospital, so he reportedly went along and threatened to murder her and her family on the drive over. At the hospital, a cool-headed staffer managed to call law enforcement. "If they had alerted [Floyd] in some way, this might not have been as peaceful, you know, somebody may have gotten hurt," the CEO of a domestic abuse center tells WFTV.