Surveillance video from a Florida gas station captured the moments when an 83-year-old woman was robbed by a man after she won the lottery.
Diego Tavarez Fleury was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday and was charged with robbery and battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
According to police, the victim, Ruth Monroe, was leaving Buddy’s Food and Lotto on Wednesday, after winning $200 from a lottery ticket she bought from the store.
In the footage, Monroe was near her car when Fleury approached her.
The store’s manager then went outside to deescalate the situation but Fleury then attacked Monroe.
Monroe was seen falling to the ground and Fleury fled the scene with her lottery winnings.
The police eventually secured a warrant for Fleury, and he was taken into custody.
Following the attack, Monroe said she returned to the store and bought another lottery ticket.
