A Florida man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a woman’s home, stabbed her while she slept and tried to run from officers.
Bonnier Jose Sarmiento Lanza, 33, broke into a woman’s home on New York Drive in Tice, Florida, on Sunday and stabbed her multiple times as she slept, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Lanza also struck another person in the home before fleeing the scene.
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Bonnier Jose Sarmiento Lanza, 33, is charged with two counts of burglary with battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. (Lee County Sheriff’s Office)
Emergency responders provided medical aid to the woman, who suffered multiple injuries, while the sheriff’s office drone unit attempted to locate the fleeing suspect from the air.
Drone footage shows Lanza walking through a neighborhood as officers track him down and detain him.
The woman is in a stable condition. (Lee County Sheriff’s Office)
“I am proud of the officers and drone operator who located and quickly apprehended this violent, fleeing suspect,” Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. “Once again, technology and dedicated patrol officers working together are achieving results.”
Police say the woman is in stable condition sheriff’s office.
The suspect and 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 burglary with battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
