Man arrested for allegedly attacking 83-year-old woman, stealing her lottery winnings
Another man is seen trying to intervene between the victim and the suspect.
83-year-old woman attacked for lottery winningsPolice are hunting for a suspect who was allegedly caught on camera violently robbing an 83-year-old woman of her lottery winnings shortly after claiming them from a convenience store, police said.
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Police have arrested a man who was allegedly caught on camera violently robbing an 83-year-old woman of her lottery winnings shortly after claiming them from a convenience store, police said.
The incident occurred on Wednesday morning shortly after 8 a.m. outside a store on Curry Ford Road, near the intersection of S. Goldenrod Road in Orlando, Florida, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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Authorities posted surveillance footage of the violent robbery on social media where the unnamed 83-year-old woman is seen walking out of the store to her car with what looks to be the lottery winnings she had just collected.
It was then that the suspect, who authorities named as Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, can be seen walking directly toward the woman and attempting to forcibly take the winnings from her hand as she tried to defend herself.
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Another man who was in the convenience store is then seen coming outside and appears to intervene between the victim and the suspect, causing Fleury to further attack the woman in an attempt to steal the money while the good Samaritan tried to pull him off of the victim.
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Fleury, however, can be seen dragging the woman from her car further into the parking lot before ultimately stealing her winnings and running off.
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office posted an update to Facebook on Thursday saying Fleury had been arrested and booked in jail.
The status of his charges was not immediately clear.
Man violently stole lottery winnings from 83-year-old woman, deputies say
By WESH via CNN Newsource
Published: Jan. 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM GMT+7
ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Police in Florida arrested a man who they say violently stole an 83-year-old woman’s lottery winnings.
It happened outside a store in Orange County on Wednesday.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect going toward the victim as she was getting into her car.
He appeared to step back when a store manager tried to intervene, but then he went for her again and was dragged to the ground as the three struggled.
A store employee said the manager wrestled with the suspect, but he still escaped.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect was arrested on charges that include battery on a person 65 or older, as well as robbery.
According to authorities, he stole roughly $200 from the woman.
Copyright 2025 WESH via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
Man violently stole lottery winnings from 83-year-old woman, deputies say
By WESH via CNN Newsource
Published: Jan. 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM GMT+7
ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) – Police in Florida arrested a man who they say violently stole an 83-year-old woman’s lottery winnings.
It happened outside a store in Orange County on Wednesday.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect going toward the victim as she was getting into her car.
He appeared to step back when a store manager tried to intervene, but then he went for her again and was dragged to the ground as the three struggled.
A store employee said the manager wrestled with the suspect, but he still escaped.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect was arrested on charges that include battery on a person 65 or older, as well as robbery.
According to authorities, he stole roughly $200 from the woman.
Copyright 2025 WESH via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
