Antonio Caban (Collier County Jail).
A Florida antheral faces beingness successful situation aft a assemblage convicted him of kidnapping his woman and their 4 children during a convulsive transgression spree successful which helium bushed her with a tyre robust and threatened to termination each of them.
Antonio Caban, 36, volition beryllium sentenced July 7 successful Collier County Circuit Court, the sheriff’s bureau said successful a press release. Caban’s woman and kids had fled Puerto Rico and past moved to the Sunshine State to flight his yearslong abuse. But Caban followed them, which led to a horrific time successful 2023.
The victims agreed to conscionable Caban astatine a motel successful Labelle. The adjacent day, Jan. 3, 2023, Caban demanded to erstwhile again spot his woman and kids, a probable origin apprehension affidavit said. They met astatine a market store parking lot, wherever an statement ensued betwixt Caban and his wife. The woman tried to thrust distant with the kids, but Caban reached into the car and took the keys retired of the ignition.
Caban took power of the car and “said helium was going to destruct the conveyance and termination everyone,” the affidavit said. His woman tried to leap retired of the car but Caban spot her successful the face. They proceeded to thrust crossed respective counties. At 1 point, Caban drove to a agrarian country and stopped the car. He ordered everyone retired and threatened to termination each of them if they did not bash so, the affidavit said.
Next, helium grabbed a tyre robust and bushed his wife. Caban ordered everyone backmost successful the car and started driving again. He besides threatened to thrust to Home Depot, wherever helium would bargain a shovel truthful helium could hide their bodies aft sidesplitting them. When his woman started receiving telephone calls, helium stopped the car and buried her telephone successful the crushed successful the mediate of a citrus field.
The woman past “tricked” him into driving them to the structure wherever she had been staying truthful she could drawback immoderate idiosyncratic documents. Once there, she sought help. Collier County Sheriff’s deputies responded and rescued the family. They arrested Caban
“This lawsuit is simply a stark reminder of the dangers victims of home unit tin face,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said. “I commend the unfortunate for her courageousness and speedy reasoning successful the look of large danger. I besides privation to convey our deputies and partnering agencies for their rapid, coordinated effect that brought this household to information and helped bring a convulsive offender to justice.”