ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A 29-year-old man accused of barging into a St. Cloud home and stabbing a 70-year-old woman Saturday was arrested Thursday, the St. Cloud Police Department said.
Hiram Ortiz is accused of stabbing the victim multiple times in her home at the Inglewood Meadows apartments on Nolte Road near Old Canoe Creek Road, St. Cloud police Sgt. Anthony Miller said.
Neighbors: 29 y.o. Hiram Ortiz was 'the nicest guy' & had the mentality of a 9 y.o. @StCloudPD arrested him yesterday for att murder #WFTV pic.twitter.com/rfafwrHpx7
— Janine Reyes (@JReyesinTexas) July 7, 2017
The victim, whose identity wasn't released, was taken to a hospital, Miller said.
Her injuries weren't life-threatening.
Ortiz was booked into the Osceola County Jail on attempted murder, armed burglary and aggravated battery on an elderly person charges.
No other details were given.
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