POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A wanted Florida man attempted a getaway Sunday by hiding under a house, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
In a news release, deputies said that the incident started around 2 p.m., which is when an assault was reported near Central Avenue Southeast and 3rd Avenue Southeast.
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While it began as a “disturbance” between two groups of people, things escalated when Gage Dennis, 19, purposefully drove a car at four people, hitting one of them, the release said.
Deputies added that another man — Andrew LaPorte, 19 — jumped on top of the downed victim and beat him.
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Dennis tried to hide from arriving deputies by crawling under a house, according to investigators.
He then removed some floorboards from the home and went inside, but deputies managed to catch him there, the release said.
Both Dennis and LaPorte were arrested, though the victim suffered only minor injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
Dennis faces charges of burglary, criminal mischief, resisting and four counts of attempted first-degree murder.
LaPorte faces charges of battery and violation of probation.
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