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Taxi Driver Robbed, Stabbed 15 Times

Posted: 3:14 pm EST November 19, 2009Updated: 3:17 pm EST November 19, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orlando taxi cab driver was violently stabbed and robbed Wednesday night. Police arrested his attacker Thursday morning.

Authorities say the driver, Fredo Hilaire, drove Arizona Willis to the Richmond Heights area. Willis then reached from the cab's back seat and stabbed him about 15 times before fleeing the scene.

The Orlando Fugitive Unit arrested Willis Thursday morning in the Carver Shores area.

Hilaire, officers say, survived the attack.

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