Whitey Ford
02-01-2022, 06:30 PM
Fla. Man Hospitalized After Stranger Allegedly Attacks Him with Machete, Bites His Face and Robs Him
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A Florida man was taken into custody Saturday after he allegedly attacked a man with a machete before biting and robbing him.
Demetrick Sanders, 45, is facing attempted felony murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon charges in connection with the Jan. 22 attack.
According to a police affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, the victim was standing outside a supermarket in Miami's West Little River neighborhood around 8:30 a.m. waiting for a ride to work when Sanders allegedly approached him.
Sanders allegedly demanded money and when the victim refused, he beat him with a broomstick.
"When the victim began to defend himself, [Sanders] quickly produced a machete from his waistband area, and began to strike the victim throughout the body," the police affidavit states. "[Sanders] also bit the victim in the face."
After the attack, Sanders allegedly robbed him of cash and a cellphone and then ran off.
https://people.com/crime/florida-man-hospitalized-after-stranger-allegedly-attacks-him-bites-face-during-robbery/
https://i.imgur.com/Gs9CMil.jpg
A Florida man was taken into custody Saturday after he allegedly attacked a man with a machete before biting and robbing him.
Demetrick Sanders, 45, is facing attempted felony murder and armed robbery with a deadly weapon charges in connection with the Jan. 22 attack.
According to a police affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, the victim was standing outside a supermarket in Miami's West Little River neighborhood around 8:30 a.m. waiting for a ride to work when Sanders allegedly approached him.
Sanders allegedly demanded money and when the victim refused, he beat him with a broomstick.
"When the victim began to defend himself, [Sanders] quickly produced a machete from his waistband area, and began to strike the victim throughout the body," the police affidavit states. "[Sanders] also bit the victim in the face."
After the attack, Sanders allegedly robbed him of cash and a cellphone and then ran off.
https://people.com/crime/florida-man-hospitalized-after-stranger-allegedly-attacks-him-bites-face-during-robbery/