FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – FBI agents announced on Thursday that Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies had arrested a 28-year-old fugitive who was wanted for casino fraud in Puerto Rico and an armored truck heist in South Florida.
Edmanuel Victoria, who lives in Hollywood, has been in federal custody since Wednesday after the armored truck heist outside of a Bank of America branch in Pembroke Pines, according to the FBI.
Pembroke Pines police officers talked to witnesses who said Victoria was armed when he robbed the courier outside of the bank near the corner of Pines Boulevard and Northwest 184 Avenue around 10 a.m., according to police.
The courier fired six shots at Victoria who fled in a black Nissan Altima with a money bag that was empty before BSO deputies arrested him a few hours later in Dania Beach, according to the FBI.
According to court documents, the stolen black Nissan Altima that Victoria was driving had been struck by bullets.
Police said the car was reported stolen out of Hollywood on Monday.
Investigators said Victoria was unharmed in the shooting.
Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, Victoria was wanted for manipulating an electronic roulette wheel at the Tropical Casino de Bayamón to steal about $43,000, according to law enforcement in Puerto Rico.
Local 10 News went to Victoria’s home in Pembroke Pines where his mother answered the door but refused to answer questions about the charges he faces in Puerto Rico.
Court records show that Victoria confessed to the incident, and he is expected to have a detention hearing next week after officials requested that he’d remain detained.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477, the FBI at 754-703-2000, or Puerto Rican authorities at 787-343-2020.