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Orlando man in armed carjacking forced victim to drive home to get Apple ID for iPhone, deputies say

Yandel Ortiz, 19, faces charges of carjacking with a firearm, grand theft

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando man has been taken into custody following an armed carjacking in Orange County on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies said they responded they responded after receiving reports of the carjacking at a RaceTrac gas station at 1819 N. Alafaya Trail around 2:22 p.m.

According to deputies, 19-year-old Yandel Ortiz had approached a man pumping gas for his car and pointed a handgun at him, ordering the victim to get back into his vehicle.

Once the victim was in the car, Ortiz then got into the passenger seat and demanded the victim give him all of his belongings, firing a round into the windshield to “prove he was being serious,” an arrest report shows.

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19-year-old Yandel Ortiz (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

The report says that the victim gave Ortiz an iPhone, gold chain, diamond earrings, engagement ring and wedding band.

However, Ortiz wanted Apple ID information for the iPhone, and the victim said his wife had the information, deputies said. As a result, Ortiz forced the victim at gunpoint to drive back to the victim’s home so that Ortiz could get the information, the report shows.

Once the victim was in the car, Ortiz then got into the passenger seat and demanded the victim give him all of their belongings, firing a round into the windshield to “prove he was being serious,” an arrest report shows. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

Upon arrival at the victim’s home, Ortiz let him go inside to ask his wife for the Apple ID details, though the victim instead locked the doors, told his family to go upstairs and called law enforcement, deputies said.

Ortiz fled from the home in the victim’s car, though deputies were eventually able to catch him at a Circle K at 600 Rouse Road, next to Magical Carwash, where many law enforcement vehicles were spotted on Tuesday afternoon.

According to investigators, Ortiz told them he had actually been abducted and threatened with rape at gunpoint, though detectives said his “story of events was inconsistent.” Deputies also said that fentanyl was found with Ortiz’s belongings.

Deputies added that no was shot or killed during the incident.

Ortiz faces charges of carjacking with a firearm, grand theft, firing a gun in public, aggravated assault, kidnapping and criminal mischief. He is held on no bond.

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