ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A man is behind bars in Orange County after breaking into the back porch of a home and beating the homeowner and others inside with loppers.
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Officials said Lyndell Demps was arrested after breaking into a home on Mallard Pond Court around 2 a.m. on June 15.
Demps went onto the back porch of a home and when the homeowner confronted him, police said he attacked him and hit him in the head with the loppers.
Demps then entered the home, attacked other people there, stole cell phones and money and fled the scene, officers said.
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The Orlando Police Department shared a photo on social media showing Demps holding the loppers above his head, pointing them at other people in the home.
OPD detectives said later that day, they saw the Orange County Sheriff’s Office talking to a man matching Demps’ description.
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Demps now faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion robbery, kidnapping and other crimes, according to a news release.
A judge ordered him held without bail at his first appearance on Saturday.
But several neighbors in the area told Channel 9 they were shocked by the break-in, as the victims have lied in that house for years.
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