After the third reported robbery this semester at The Marquee(formerly known as Sterling Central), residents say the apartment complex sent out an e-mail to residents claiming that there was no police report filed and instead was just a physical altercation.
The e-mail went on to apologize to students for UCF “prematurely” sending out an alert of a robbery and said that no charges were pressed by either party.
However, the incident report KnightNews.com has obtained from the Orange County Sheriffs Office reveal that it is an active criminal investigation for robbery and the victim is willing to prosecute.
Read the incident report here.
According to the report, the 19-year old victim was in the north parking garage Monday night when he heard someone say “hey.”
As he turned around, he was punched in the face by a hispanic male and was dropped to the ground. Another hispanic male in a dark hoodie picked up his wallet and took $5 while the first male punched him in the face again before they took off in an unknown direction.
The victim then continued to his friend’s apartment to try and clean himself up. About 30 minutes later they found a security guard who then called 911. The victim briefly met with a UCFPD officer before being driven to the Oviedo Emergency room.
The doctors believe that his jaw may be broken, but cannot confirm until all the testing is complete.
