Tampa man arrested on suspicion of restraining 11-year-old girl he claimed was egging his home
- A Tampa man, Marius Mutu, was arrested after a video showed him restraining an 11-year-old girl on the ground while she screamed for help.
- Mutu claimed he was trying to take a photo of the child to report to apartment management after he alleged she had been egging his home.
- Sheriff Chad Chronister stated that this behavior is 'unacceptable' and emphasized that 'the safety of our children is non-negotiable.'
- Mutu faces charges of battery and false imprisonment after being taken into custody at the scene.
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43-Year-Old Florida Man Tackles And Pins An 11-Year-Old Girl After She Egged His House
A Florida man ran down and pinned an 11-year-old girl he suspected of egging his home in a "reprehensible" confrontation that was caught on video, authorities said Monday. The girl was screaming for help and insisting she had done nothing wrong after Marius Mutu, 43, put her on the ground Saturday afternoon, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Mutu told deputies that his apartment had been egged in recent days and that when "it happen…
'Get Off of Her!': Florida Man Who Thought 11-Year-Old Girl Threw Eggs At His Apartment Chased Her, Then Was Caught on Video Pinning Her to the Ground as She Screamed for Help
Shocking video shows the moments a Florida man pinned an 11-year-old girl to the ground as she screamed for help after he thought that she was the culprit who had egged his apartment for a week. Marius Mutu, 43, was arrested and charged with battery and false imprisonment after one of his neighbors recorded him immobilizing a young girl and loudly chastising her. Wild video captures man pinning down 11-year-old he thought egged his home. (Credit…
Man thought 11-year-old girl egged his house so he attacked her, police said
TAMPA, Fla. (WJW) -- A Florida man has been charged with attacking an 11-year-old girl he believed had egged his apartment, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Video of the alleged April 19 attack was shared by the sheriff’s office, showing the suspect, identified as Marius Matu, pinning the girl down on a dirt path near the Allison Park Place apartments in Tampa. ‘I was just gonna give you a drink’: Watch as drive…
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