An Orlando man who shot up an automotive shop in Edgewater while escaping after robbing a victim of a gold chain April 8 was extradited to Volusia County on April 16, court records show.
Braulio Abreu, 18, was transported from the Orange County jail to the Volusia County Branch Jail, a Volusia Sheriff’s Office warrant report shows.
Abreu was charged with robbery with a firearm, grand theft, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into a building. Volusia County Branch Jail records show Abreu was locked up without bail on April 17.
Orlando man robbed Edgewater gold chain seller he met on Facebook Marketplace, police say
According to Edgewater police, Abreu came to meet the Edgewater man after communicating with him about buying a $4,500 gold chain advertised on Facebook Marketplace.
Abreu, who introduced himself as Michael Ramos on Facebook Marketplace, initially wanted the victim to come to Orlando but the gold chain seller declined. So, he told the seller he was taking an Uber fare, a white Nissan Maxima, to come to Edgewater. The seller agreed to meet him at Chapel Lane Automotive on Hibiscus Drive where he worked, police said.
The seller said Abreu appeared sketchy and didn’t want to leave the parking lot. Abreu was dressed all in black and had a satchel around his neck and hip, the victim told police, according to the report.
Police would later discover that the driver of the white Nissan Maxima was Abreu’s brother, Jaylan Sosa. It was not immediately known April 17 if Sosa was charged with any crime.
Edgewater man robbed at gunpoint, suspect shoots automotive shop occupied by children, police said
The seller of the gold chain allowed Abreu to inspect the gold chain and was considering giving the buyer a discount for having driven from Orlando, police said.
But before that could happen, Abreu switched the jewelry piece to his left hand and pulled out a handgun from his waistband with his right hand and ran while pointing the firearm at the victim, police said.
Abreu fired three shots at the building hitting a customer’s vehicle, while the building was occupied by two children and an adult, according to an arrest report.
The owner of the automotive shop had to jump out of the way and throw himself to the ground, police said.
License plate readers helped Edgewater police and sheriff’s deputies track down Abreu to a home on Old Ash Loop in Orlando, according to the report filed with the court.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Orlando man robbed Edgewater Facebook Marketplace seller, cops say
Reporting by Patricio G. Balona, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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