Florida authorities are currently seeking a man captured on camera robbing an elderly woman in an assault outside of an Orlando convenience store on Wednesday.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported that the violent robbery occurred outside a store on Curry Ford Road near the intersection of S. Goldenrod Road on Wednesday morning.
In surveillance footage released by the sheriff’s office, an 83-year-old woman, whose name was not disclosed, can be seen leaving the store and trying to enter her car with her lottery winnings in hand.
FOX 35 Orlando disclosed that the woman won $200.
RHODE ISLAND POLICE ARRESTED FOUR SUSPECTS WHO ALLEGEDLY ROBBED A FEDEX CARRIER
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 store on Monday morning. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
Simultaneously, the suspect, identified as Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, begins approaching the woman from behind on the sidewalk. He reaches her, attempts to grab the winnings from her hand, leading to a verbal altercation.
Another man exits the store and seems to instruct Fleury to leave.
Fleury then goes after the woman, trying to snatch the money while the other man intervenes. Fleury drags the woman across the parking lot as she holds onto her winnings and eventually steals the money from her.
Another man attempted to come to the aid of the woman during the robbery, but was unable to stop Fleury from stealing her money and running off. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
GUTSY WOMAN, 71, FENDS OFF VIOLENT ATTACK BY 4 TEEN GIRLS ON BLUE CITY SUBWAY
The other man seems to try and recover the money for the woman, but Fleury pushes him and flees. As of Wednesday evening, he remains at large.
An employee at the store informed FOX 35 that Fleury is often seen loitering near the front of the building and has caused issues previously.
The suspect is believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury and he is wanted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for robbery, sudden snatching and battery on a person 65 or older. (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Fleury on charges of robbery, sudden snatching, and battery on a person 65 or older.
Information on his whereabouts can be reported to Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.
