JaxChris
11-19-2009, 11:53 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575668,00.html
Florida Family of 3 Blindfolded, Held Captive for 3 Days
A family of three was bound, blindfolded and held captive for three days before the mother was able to jump from a second story window and escape, MyFoxOrlando.com reported.
Four people knocked on family's door in Winter Garden, Fla., Sunday morning, burst into the home and used duct tape to tie up a father, mother and 5-year-old before blindfolding them and taking the trio to a house in Apopka, Fla., according to the Web site.
The next day, they were brought back to their home and the mother, Marcela Borges, was forced to drive one of the suspects to a bank — where she was ordered to withdraw $23,600 from the family's account, according to MyFoxOrlando.com.
On Tuesday, Borges removed her blindfold and pull down the mask of one of the young female suspects.
She was then able to loosen her bonds and escape through a window, but was shot in the back in the process.
WDBO-AM in Orlando reported that the bullet went through her and then struck her left wrist, shattering it.
"I heard some gunshots... looked up to where I heard the gunshots and saw a guy with a handgun shooting at this lady," a construction worker in the vicinity told MyFoxOrlando.com.
The witness said two or three shots were fired before the gunman got into a black SUV, where a getaway driver was waiting. The pair sped off, according to the worker.
"After that, I saw a couple more guys come from behind the house and jump the fence and run," he told MyFoxOrlando.com.
Police nabbed Victor Manuel Sanchez, 20, and Miguel Diaz-Santiz, 25, shortly after they ran from the house. A third suspect, Alexander Diaz-Hernandez, 19, was caught Wednesday afternoon.
Police are still looking for a fourth, female suspect, who according to an arrest affidavit demanded that Borges be killed after pulling off her blindfold.
Florida Family of 3 Blindfolded, Held Captive for 3 Days
A family of three was bound, blindfolded and held captive for three days before the mother was able to jump from a second story window and escape, MyFoxOrlando.com reported.
Four people knocked on family's door in Winter Garden, Fla., Sunday morning, burst into the home and used duct tape to tie up a father, mother and 5-year-old before blindfolding them and taking the trio to a house in Apopka, Fla., according to the Web site.
The next day, they were brought back to their home and the mother, Marcela Borges, was forced to drive one of the suspects to a bank — where she was ordered to withdraw $23,600 from the family's account, according to MyFoxOrlando.com.
On Tuesday, Borges removed her blindfold and pull down the mask of one of the young female suspects.
She was then able to loosen her bonds and escape through a window, but was shot in the back in the process.
WDBO-AM in Orlando reported that the bullet went through her and then struck her left wrist, shattering it.
"I heard some gunshots... looked up to where I heard the gunshots and saw a guy with a handgun shooting at this lady," a construction worker in the vicinity told MyFoxOrlando.com.
The witness said two or three shots were fired before the gunman got into a black SUV, where a getaway driver was waiting. The pair sped off, according to the worker.
"After that, I saw a couple more guys come from behind the house and jump the fence and run," he told MyFoxOrlando.com.
Police nabbed Victor Manuel Sanchez, 20, and Miguel Diaz-Santiz, 25, shortly after they ran from the house. A third suspect, Alexander Diaz-Hernandez, 19, was caught Wednesday afternoon.
Police are still looking for a fourth, female suspect, who according to an arrest affidavit demanded that Borges be killed after pulling off her blindfold.