On December 6, 2024, all Central Florida charges including murder were dismissed against Robert Cruceta-Pimentel subsequent to the Judge throwing out much of the evidence against him due to “grave constitutional abuses” committed by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Here is the official statement released by his attorney on the update:
Mr. Robert Cruceta-Pimentel, a father of three and former NY Yankees prospect, has authorized his Attorney & Counselor Mr. Ralph Maiolino III, Esq., a former prosecutor, to release this official statement celebrating the dismissal of the baseless Murder case he was unjustly arrested and charged with:
After fighting an entire year, Mr. Cruceta-Pimentel’s name has been cleared & his character exonerated after the State quietly dropped all charges on 12/06/2024—merely 3 days before his scheduled Trial.
Once exposed to the scrutiny of the court system, the State’s case against Mr. Cruceta-Pimentel swiftly collapsed. In fact, PCSO’s allegations were so utterly unhinged, only someone as self-important as the charlatan & loudmouth bully Sheriff Grady Judd could have invented them. Any baseless accusations previously made by the Polk County Sheriff in this matter have now been exposed to be nothing more than a vicious, farcical pack of lies.
The State’s case hinged on the bizarre theory that Mr. Robert Cruceta-Pimentel somehow masterminded a robbery-turned-murder scheme with a man who was located 3 full football fields away and violently high on cocaine. It was alleged this man had crept 300 yards through the darkness, navigated a major roadway, and ambushed Mr. Cruceta-Pimentel and the other victim in their car as if he were a member of Seal Team 6. Deputies concocted this farce despite Mr. Cruceta-Pimentel being the only person on scene who did not have either firearm nor a facsimile of a firearm, and the sole person there who did not commit a single act of violence.
This outlandish fantasy quickly unraveled because the State’s critical evidence was based entirely on 2 false, underhanded, & coerced “confessions” obtained by PCSO in flagrant violation of Mr. Cruceta-Pimentel’s 5th amendment rights. These “confessions”, once challenged, were immediately thrown out of Court by the Judge, due to PCSO’s illegal tactics and total disregard for his constitutional rights.
Truth has won & Justice has finally prevailed in this case. Now Mr. Cruceta-Pimentel, after having battled through the longest 9-innings of his career, can finally return to his wife and 3 young sons as a free man, as an innocent man, as an exonerated man, and as a victorious man.
For any further statement on behalf of Mr. Robert Cruceta-Pimentel regarding this case, please contact:
Mr. Ralph R. Maiolino III, Esq.
Smith & Eulo PLLC
www.SmithandEulo.com
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives were investigating the shooting death of 33-year-old Harold Omar Sepulveda-Cruz of Davenport that occurred in the parking lot of the Tropicana Resort Motel located at 43420 Hwy 27, Davenport, Florida just before midnight on December 19, 2023. Deputies were called to the scene by 44-year-old Christian MacDonald, of Davenport in Central Florida, who admitted to shooting and killing Cruz according to local law enforcement at the time.
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This post is nothing more than another low level attempt by blowhard influencers to trash and take down the good people and industries left in our nation. PCSO has already been established as an outstanding Law Enforcement Agency and Sheriff Grady Judd is a hero who is highly respected by many more people than will ever bother reading this garbage. You can’t take this tiger down so easily, chump. Unfortunately, the rights for criminals far outweigh the ones for upstanding citizens.