An illegal immigrant from Mexico was recently charged with attempted murder in Central Florida.
According to local law enforcement, joking around between two Lakeland roommates ended with one of the men getting cut by a broken beer bottle and the other getting arrested for attempted murder.
Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently responded to the hospital where the victim was being treated for his wound. The laceration to his neck was only an inch away from his carotid artery.
According to the victim, the two men were drinking beer and playing around, when the suspect got angry. The suspect then reportedly cut the victim. A neighbor drove the victim to the hospital.
Deputies located the suspect at the shared residence on New Tampa Highway in west-Lakeland. He was identified as 30-year-old Jose Munoz, of Mexico.
During an interview with detectives, Munoz admitted to cutting his roommate. He said that his roommate initially threw the bottle at him, and he cut the man because he was walking toward him. Munoz confirmed that the victim was not armed with a weapon when he cut him.
Jose Munoz resisted deputies’ efforts to secure him as he was arrested. He was taken to the Polk County Jail and charged with: Attempted 2nd Degree Murder and Resisting without Violence. Due to Munoz being in the United States illegally, both charges are enhanced.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was notified, and a HOLD was placed on Jose Munoz.
