A Fort Lauderdale man who allegedly staged a house invasion in opposition to a 75-year-old Central Seashore resident spent his second day in jail on Sunday, suspected by police of beating, robbing and trying to strangle his sufferer earlier than stealing his automobile and $4,000 in money.
Joseph Soini, 48, was arrested on North Federal Freeway in Fort Lauderdale early Saturday within the rental resident’s stolen auto, Fort Lauderdale Police mentioned in a press release. He faces cocaine possession and grand theft auto fees and is being held within the Broward County Predominant Jail.
However police indicated Soini might be charged as the one who attacked the aged sufferer, who has not been recognized.
In line with the assertion, police responded to a house invasion name round 10:25 p.m. on Friday within the 2900 block of Banyan Road. The scene of the assault is a six-story rental constructing inside strolling distance of Fort Lauderdale Seashore, barely to the north of East Las Olas Boulevard.
“Upon arrival, officers found a 75-year-old male sufferer who had been severely overwhelmed,” police mentioned. The town’s hearth rescue division took the resident to Broward Well being Medical Middle “with severe however non-life-threatening accidents.”
Shock assault
The sufferer was attacked after he had taken out the trash, the assertion mentioned, and when he returned to the constructing, discovered “an unknown suspect inside his condo rummaging by way of his belongings. The sufferer confronted the suspect, who then attacked him, placing him with a trophy and trying to strangle him.”
In line with court docket data, Soini, who additionally resides in Fort Lauderdale, stands 6 toes, 2 inches tall and weighs 225 kilos.
“The suspect fled the scene within the sufferer’s car after additionally stealing his bicycle and roughly $4,000 in money,” the police assertion mentioned.
Early Saturday morning, with assistance from a Broward Sheriff’s Workplace helicopter, police positioned Soini close to 330 North Federal Freeway. Officers used a Grappler to immobilize the stolen automobile, and arrested Soini within the 100 block of North Federal.
“The investigation into the house invasion stays ongoing and extra fees could also be forthcoming,” the assertion mentioned.
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