A Florida man is accused of breaking into a woman's home, stabbing her as she slept, and attempting to flee from deputies.
According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Bonier Jose Sarmiento Lanza, 33, entered a woman's home on New York Drive in Tice, Fla., on Sunday and stabbed her multiple times as she slept.
Lanza also punched another person inside the home and fled the scene.
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Bonier Jose Sarmiento Lanza, 33, was charged with two counts of robbery with a firearm and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
As the sheriff's office's drone unit attempted to spot the fleeing suspect from the air, responding deputies rendered medical aid to a woman with multiple injuries.
Drone footage shows Lanza walking through the neighborhood as officers pursue him and take him into custody.
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The woman's condition is said to be stable. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
“I'm proud of our deputies and the drone operator for locating and quickly apprehending this violent fleeing suspect,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. “Once again, technology and dedicated patrol officers work together to get results.”
The woman's condition is stable, according to the sheriff's office.
The suspect and the woman knew each other, the sheriff's office said. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)
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The sheriff's office said Lanza and the woman knew each other.
Lanza is charged with two counts of robbery with a firearm and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
