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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 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. <\/p>\n
Officials said Lyndell Demps was arrested after breaking into a home on Mallard Pond Court around 2 a.m. on June 15. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Demps then entered the home, attacked other people there, stole cell phones and money and fled the scene, officers said.<\/p>\n
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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. <\/p>\n
OPD detectives said later that day, they saw the Orange County Sheriff’s Office talking to a man matching Demps’ description. <\/p>\n
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Demps now faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion robbery, kidnapping and other crimes, according to a news release.<\/p>\n
A judge ordered him held without bail at his first appearance on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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