ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida couple is accused of carjacking a man, taking turns cutting his throat and throwing him off a bridge, according to sheriff’s officials.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday said Natalie Fonseca and Nafis Reynolds were arrested on attempted murder and other charges.
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According to the sheriff’s office, the victim met Fonseca on social media and the two planned to go out for a date. When the man arrived to her home, she introduced him to Reynolds, whom she claimed was her uncle, deputies said.
The trio went for a drive to the victim’s home, and after they left, Fonseca and Reynolds hit the victim multiple times and told him he was going to die, according to sheriff’s officials.
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Fonseca and Reynolds then stole the victim’s shoes, phone, money and car, deputies said. The pair then took turns cutting the man’s throat before throwing him off a bridge into Escambia River, the sheriff’s office said. It’s not known how far the man fell.
Sheriff’s officials said the two drove off in the victim’s car, which was later found on fire.
“Unbeknownst to our would-be killers, the victim was somehow able to survive the fall from the bridge and the cuts to his throat. He swam toward the shore, where he flagged down a deputy to tell his incredible tale,” the sheriff’s office wrote.
Fonseca and Reynolds face charges of attempted murder, armed carjacking, armed robbery and kidnapping.
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