A suspect who stabbed an off-duty Florida police officer, who had intervened in an armed robbery, and then stole the deputy's patrol car was arrested.
An off-duty Florida police officer who was picking up his laundry walked in on an attempted robbery at a dry cleaning business and was stabbed twice, authorities said. According to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, 73-year-old Glenn Gotell was in the process of robbing a clerk at Cost Less Dry Cleaners in Greenacres, Florida, around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when an off-duty deputy entered to pick up his clothes.
Authorities said that following the attack, Gotell allegedly stole the deputy's patrol car, ditching it at a nearby intersection before hiding in a local library. 'The recovery of the stolen patrol vehicle was within minutes of the attempted robbery and less than a half-mile away,' court documents said. During the search of the area, court documents said that local police spoke with witnesses, who said that Gotell was homeless.
Authorities went inside the library and located and arrested Gotell. Gotell faces multiple charges including attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, armed robbery, armed burglary and grand theft of a motor vehicle. Police said the stabbing investigation is still active.
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