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founded fear in the victim and had placed him in fear for his life. The suspect had later
stated that "something was going to go down today."
9) The victim advised his nieces and nephews that they needed to sneak out the residence
today. He stated he felt their lives were in immediate danger if they didn't leave. The victim
waited until the suspect had entered his bedroom, he had then grabbed his nieces and
nephews and had fled from the residence. He had contacted law enforcement from a
neighbor's house.
10) Law enforcement responded to REDACTED and set up a perimeter around the victim's
house shortly after 1700 hours. The suspect's vehicle had been located in the back yard.
Law enforcement began hailing the suspect and instructing him to exit the residence. At
approximately 1829 hours, the girlfriend exited the residence. She initially advised the
suspect had run from the residence. The perimeter was maintained and law enforcement
continued to hail the suspect. The girldfriend then advised the suspect had run back into the
residence and had been armed.
11) At 1837 hours, a K-9 unit located the suspect in a crawl space under the residence. The
suspect had intentionally resisted the lawful commands of law enforcement and had
intentionally concealed himself in an attempt to resist arrest and obstruct the investigation.
12) During a subsequent search of the victim's residence, law enforcement had located a
shot gun. The victim had been able to positively identify the shotgun as the one the suspect
had held against his head. A criminal history check of the suspect revealed he has had four
prior felony convictions. Both the victim and the suspect's girlfriend stated they had seen
the suspect in possession of a shotgun on 5/6/2016. Both had also seen him in possession
of other firearms over the past three months.
13) During the investigation a black 1996 Ford Mustang had been located in the victim's
back yard. The victim advised the suspect had towed the vehicle to the location
approximately one month prior. The suspect had parked it behind the victim's residence and
had covered it with a tarp. A check of the VIN number revealed the vehicle had been stolen
from Varner Road, Davenport, FL on 3/29/2016. The owner of the vehicle responded to the
location and positively identified the Mustang as his missing vehicle. He advised it had been
taken from his residence without his permission.
14) The suspect is a prolific offender and is a suspect in numerous other crimes that have
occurred in the area. He is a suspect in a nearby home invasion in which a shotgun was
brandished. The suspect was read the Miranda Warning at 2139 hours. He denied
involvement in all charges against him.
15)The suspect was arrested and charged with 5 counts of Armed False Imprisonment,
Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon without the Intent to Kill, Possession of a Firearm
by a Convicted Felon, Grand Theft (Motor Vehicle) and Resisting a Law Enforcement Officer
without Violence.