Florida authorities are searching for a man seen on camera robbing an elderly woman in an attack outside an Orlando convenience store Wednesday.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the violent robbery happened outside a store on Curry Ford Road near the intersection of S. Goldenrod Road on Wednesday morning.
In surveillance footage shared by the sheriff’s office, the 83-year-old woman, who has not been named, can be seen exiting the store and trying to get into her car with winning the lottery in her hand.
FOX 35 Orlando reported that the woman won $200.
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Orange County deputies are investigating the robbery of an 83-year-old woman after a man in a red jacket, believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, stole her lottery winnings outside a Florida convenience store Monday morning. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
At the same time, the suspect, believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, walks toward the woman from the sidewalk behind her. He approaches her and tries to take the winnings from her hand, and then some kind of verbal argument ensues.
Another man exits the store and appears to tell Fleury to leave.
Fleury then goes after the woman and begins trying to take money while another man tries to take him off the victim. Fleury drags the woman into the parking lot as she holds her winnings and ends up stealing her money.
Another man tried to help the woman during the robbery, but was unable to stop Fleury from stealing her money and running away. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
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Another man appears to be trying to return the money for the woman, but Fleury pushes him and runs away. He has not been located since Wednesday evening.
A store employee told FOX 35 that Fleury often hangs out near the front of the building and has caused trouble in the past.
The suspect is believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury and is wanted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for robbery, kidnapping and battery on a person 65 or older. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced arrest warrant for Fleury on charges of robbery, kidnapping and battery on a person 65 or older.
Information on his whereabouts can be called into Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
