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Florida man tied up with belt after trying to carjack 74-year-old woman, burglarize home, deputies say
OCALA, Fla. - A Florida man tried to burglarize a home and later carjack a 74-year-old woman who was sitting in traffic Tuesday morning, but a witness stopped him by tying him up with a belt, according to the Marion County Sheriff Office.The suspect, identified as Eliud Rosario-Otero, 51, allegedly didn't remember the incident because he claimed to have used cocaine, Xanax pills, and alcohol the night before, MCSO said in a news release. Deputies said they first received reports around 6 a.m. of a suspicious person at the intersection of SW Highway 200 and SW 60th Avenue in Ocala.When law enforcement arrived, they learned Rosario-Otero had tried to burglarize a nearby home, but ran off toward traffic after being confronted by the homeowner. MORE NEWS: Florida woman kills fish by pouring hot sauce in tank during a fight, deputies say"He was trying to get in my house, that's why I called," the homeowner could be heard saying on a deputy's bodycam video.