Police arrested a man in Florida who was captured on video pinning an 11-year-old girl to the ground while she begged for her life after he became convinced she was the culprit in a week-long egging attack on his home.
Marius Mutu, 43, faces charges for battery and the false imprisonment of the young girl.
The child, fearing for her safety, repeatedly screamed for help while Mutu chased her. He roughly forced her to the ground as she continued wailing.
"Please, I wasn’t doing anything. I swear on my life. Help me,” she cried out in terror.
Read complete articleDeputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene around noon Saturday. By then, a bystander had intervened and tried to force Mutu off of the girl, according to the video.
Mutu tried to make his case by telling authorities that he assumed the girl had egged his home after he spotted her nearby. He claimed that he was trying to take a photo to report her to the apartment complex’s management team, according to the sheriff’s office.
Florida man arrested after attacking 11-year-old girl he was convinced threw eggs at his home: video
Police arrested a man in Florida who was captured on video pinning an 11-year-old girl to the ground while she begged for her life.
