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Crime
Employee Who Hit Elderly Man Gets House Arrest
Man Jailed For Trying To Kidnap Tourist In Airport Bathroom
DAMANI MATTHEWS
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempting to kidnap a tourist. The incident took place at the Orlando Airport last weekend.
The unidentified tourist told police that she had gone in a restroom at the Hyatt Re- gency inside the airport.
The 30-year-old victim said she was leaving the bath- room stall to wash her hands when she observed a man be- hind her in the mirror. The man was reportedly holding a knife. He is said to have placed the woman in a choke- hold and attempted to drag her into another stall. During the attack, she received a 3” cut on her hand, which was consistent with a knife wound, police said.
She was able to break free of the chokehold and run to a nearby restaurant, where em- ployees called the police.
The man, identified as Damani Matthews, was detained by security officers as he left the bathroom.
Matthews was charged with attempted kidnapping, attempted robbery and at- tempted battery with a weapon. He was transported to the Orange County Jail, where he was being held without bond.
Man Dies After Jumping From
A 27-year-old man was sentenced Monday on a felony battery charge. He re- portedly punched an elderly man in the face last year after he repeatedly used racial slurs.
According to police, Corey Cujols was an em- ployee at the Dunkin’ Donuts, 410 S. 50th Street, around 1:30 p. m., May 5, 2021. The 77-year-old man had been in the drive-thru, but entered the store irate. Cujols asked the man to leave. However, the man di- rected racial slurs at Cujols. Cujols struck the man once in the face. The man fell and struck his head on the floor. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died two
Sports
Downtown Apartment
Seahawks Agree To Trade Russell Wilson To Denver Broncos
Tampa Man To
COREY CUJOLS
days later.
Cujols was arrested and
charged with aggravated manslaughter. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to felony battery and was sentenced to 2 years of house arrest, 200 hours of community service, and ordered to take anger management classes.
the Tampa Police Depart- ment, the incident took place at the Heron Apart- ment Complex at Chan- nelside Drive and Water
Last Friday, an uniden- tified man died after he apparently jumped from an apartment building.
No additional informa- tion about the man was re-
leased to the public. According to
Street.
Judge Sentences
The Denver Broncos have agreed to send a significant package of players and draft picks to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for Super Bowl-win- ning quarterback Russell Wil- son. Sports critics around the league are saying," What the hell are the Seahawks thinking. This is a bad move. The Seahawks traded the superstar quarterback away for practically nothing."
9 Years On
RUSSELL WILSON
Wilson still has to agree on the trade.
A judge sentenced a Tampa man to serve time in federal prison last week. He was charged with trafficking in cocaine fentanyl, and mar- ijuana.
Judge Kathryn Kim- ball Mizelle handed down a sentence of 9 years to Ray- mond Malara, 38, and the Court also ordered Malara to forfeit $37,820, which is traceable to proceeds of the offense. Malara had pleaded guilty on August 3, 2021.
According to court docu- ments, between October 2020 and February 2021, a law enforcement investiga- tion revealed that Malara and others had been distrib- uting cocaine, methampheta- mine, fentanyl, and marijuana. As part of the in- vestigation, law enforcement conducted surveillance on Malara and observed him obtaining and distributing narcotics throughout the Middle District of Florida, in- cluding his barbershop in Pinellas County, the West- shore Plaza shopping mall in Tampa, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, and various other locations.
Drug Charges
RAYMOND MALARA
On January 21, 2021, agents executed a federal search warrant at Malara’s apartment and located card- board boxes containing vac- uum-sealed bags of cocaine and marijuana, scales, and piles of cash stacked next to a money counter. Agents also located several firearms, in- cluding two fully loaded auto- matic rifles with high-capacity magazines and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Malara had previously been convicted of second-degree murder.
Agents also searched Malara’s vehicle and recov- ered fentanyl pills and ap- proximately four kilograms of marijuana from the trunk of the car.
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