FL - Walter Medina, 48 Is Charged w/Holding Woman Captive and Torturing Her for Months, Tampa 2 April 2024

[tlcya]

The woman took her chance to flee when the suspect, Walter Medina, 48, briefly left her unattended at the pharmacy in the Tampa area, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were dispatched to help her on Monday after a caller reported that an injured woman had just escaped from a van and needed help.

Officers took Medina into custody on Tuesday after a chase. He was charged with attempted second degree murder and armed kidnapping.
Man allegedly held panhandler captive for months until she escaped, Florida officials say

He would eventually start torturing her for around 2.5 months. HCSO said that Medina would hit her with a wooden baseball bat and a flathead screwdriver. She had severe injuries from the attacks, including broken ribs, deep puncture wounds, and extensive bruising.

On April 1st, the victim was left alone at a Walgreens in Seffner for a short time. During that short time, she was able to escape Medina's van and get help.
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Medina had served time in prison for a previous false imprisonment case in 1999 and has an arrest history including kidnapping, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and robbery.
Man arrested after woman was tortured and beaten for months in Hillsborough County

 

[Eli9]

He led LE on a 100 mph traffic chase. Hoping his victim will recover from her injuries.

WILD CHASE VIDEO: Man accused of torturing, holding woman captive arrested after 100 mph chase on I-4

A 48-year-old man accused of “inflicting months of captivity and abuse” on a woman was arrested after a multi-county chase on Interstate 4 on Tuesday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.

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According to the release, Medina had active warrants out of Hillsborough County related to the torture and abuse of the woman for aggravated battery with great bodily harm and deadly weapon, armed kidnapping harm or terrorizing, armed false imprisonment, attempted murder in the second degree with a weapon , tampering with a witness and tampering with physical evidence.

Following Tuesday’s pursuit, he faces additional charges of reckless driving damage to person or property, flee to elude law enforcement at high speed and hit-and-run leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property

 

[c@tw0man]

Incredible moment abducted woman escapes torturer and flees to safety

Walter Medina, 48, allegedly abused the woman since abducting her Tampa, Florida, in January, beating her with a baseball bat and stabbing her with a flathead screwdriver.

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