The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is crediting the bravery of a 17-year-old girl for helping them make a quick arrest of the man they say assaulted her.Deputies from Martin and Palm Beach Counties arrested 42-year-old Antonio Amaya-Guevara Friday night and charged him with occupied burglary, battery, robbery by sudden snatching, and child abuse.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsInvestigators said Amaya-Guevara kicked in the back door of a home on SE Alamanda Way Friday afternoon and assaulted the 17-year-old girl who lived there.“This is alarming to us,” said Martin County Chief Deputy John Budensiek. “It’s a 17-year-old girl.”Budensiek said the girl was alone in the home, sitting in her bedroom, when she heard a noise.“The noise prompted her to come out of her room and encounter a Hispanic-speaking male in her living room rummaging through drawers,” Budensiek said.Budensiek said the girl immediately called her father and started arguing with the stranger, telling him to leave.The man eventually left, but Budensiek said the girl didn’t just let him go.He said the girl followed the suspect down the street, around the corner, and down the next street, taking photos and videos of him.Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News InvestigatesDeputies were able to use that photo to identify and quickly apprehend Amaya-Guevara.But it came at a price.Budensiek said Amaya-Guevara attacked the girl when he saw the phone.“He turns around, comes back to her, punches her three times in the face, snatches the phone, and they have a fight,” he said.The girl was treated at the hospital for minor injuries but is expected to be OK.Budensiek said she is very shaken.Neighbors said they are, too.“It’s scary,” said Josellin Gonzalez. “I’m glad now that I have a dog outside to alert me.”“It’s not the first break-in,” said Germaine Patterson. “But it doesn’t happen. It doesn’t happen often.”“In Martin County, it’s next to never,” Budensiek said. “We rarely have these encounters that are random acts of violence.”Around the country: National coverage from WPBF 25 NewsAnd because of the bravery of the 17-year-old victim, the suspect in this encounter was quickly arrested.Investigators said Amaya-Guevara is in the U.S. illegally.His bond was set at $800,000, and he will have an immigration detainer.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is crediting the bravery of a 17-year-old girl for helping them make a quick arrest of the man they say assaulted her.
Deputies from Martin and Palm Beach Counties arrested 42-year-old Antonio Amaya-Guevara Friday night and charged him with occupied burglary, battery, robbery by sudden snatching, and child abuse.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
Investigators said Amaya-Guevara kicked in the back door of a home on SE Alamanda Way Friday afternoon and assaulted the 17-year-old girl who lived there.
“This is alarming to us,” said Martin County Chief Deputy John Budensiek. “It’s a 17-year-old girl.”
Budensiek said the girl was alone in the home, sitting in her bedroom, when she heard a noise.
“The noise prompted her to come out of her room and encounter a Hispanic-speaking male in her living room rummaging through drawers,” Budensiek said.
Budensiek said the girl immediately called her father and started arguing with the stranger, telling him to leave.
The man eventually left, but Budensiek said the girl didn’t just let him go.
He said the girl followed the suspect down the street, around the corner, and down the next street, taking photos and videos of him.
Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News Investigates
Deputies were able to use that photo to identify and quickly apprehend Amaya-Guevara.
But it came at a price.
Budensiek said Amaya-Guevara attacked the girl when he saw the phone.
“He turns around, comes back to her, punches her three times in the face, snatches the phone, and they have a fight,” he said.
The girl was treated at the hospital for minor injuries but is expected to be OK.
Budensiek said she is very shaken.
Neighbors said they are, too.
“It’s scary,” said Josellin Gonzalez. “I’m glad now that I have a dog outside to alert me.”
“It’s not the first break-in,” said Germaine Patterson. “But it doesn’t happen. It doesn’t happen often.”
“In Martin County, it’s next to never,” Budensiek said. “We rarely have these encounters that are random acts of violence.”
Around the country: National coverage from WPBF 25 News
And because of the bravery of the 17-year-old victim, the suspect in this encounter was quickly arrested.
Investigators said Amaya-Guevara is in the U.S. illegally.
His bond was set at $800,000, and he will have an immigration detainer.
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