CASSELBERRY, Fla. — A man accused of a violent purse snatching is in the Seminole County jail.
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Casselberry police said Brycen Williams tried to grab a woman’s purse.
The incident happened last Friday in a parking lot on Howell Branch Drive.
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He missed the first time, but he came back seconds later.
Video shows the victim crashing down onto the pavement face-first.
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She was treated for cuts but didn’t need to go to the hospital.
Police said someone identified Williams as the suspect after a video of the attack was released.
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