Man arrested for allegedly attacking 83-year-old woman, stealing her lottery winnings

By Jon Haworth

Police have arrested a man who was allegedly caught on camera violently robbing an 83-year-old woman of her lottery winnings shortly after claiming them from a convenience store, police said.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning shortly after 8 a.m. outside a store on Curry Ford Road, near the intersection of S. Goldenrod Road in Orlando, Florida, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Orange County Sheriff's Office, Florida

In this booking photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Florida, Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury is shown.

Authorities posted surveillance footage of the violent robbery on social media where the unnamed 83-year-old woman is seen walking out of the store to her car with what looks to be the lottery winnings she had just collected.

It was then that the suspect, who authorities named as Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, can be seen walking directly toward the woman and attempting to forcibly take the winnings from her hand as she tried to defend herself.

Another man who was in the convenience store is then seen coming outside and appears to intervene between the victim and the suspect, causing Fleury to further attack the woman in an attempt to steal the money while the good Samaritan tried to pull him off of the victim.

Fleury, however, can be seen dragging the woman from her car further into the parking lot before ultimately stealing her winnings and running off.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office posted an update to Facebook on Thursday saying Fleury had been arrested and booked in jail.

The status of his charges was not immediately clear.