3 arrested following armed home invasion

Updated: Thursday, 19 Nov 2009, 7:28 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009, 7:56 PM EST

By Holly Bristow
FOX 35 News

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Frightening new details about a home invasion in Winter Garden emerged on Wednesday. Police said the family had been held captive since Sunday morning.

Four suspects knocked on the door of the home at 2125 Roberts Landing Drive, then proceeded to tie a father, mother and 5-year-old up with duct tape and clothes and blindfold them. The family was forced into their sports utility vehicle, according to one suspect's confession, and taken to a home somewhere in Apopka.

On Monday, the family was taken back to their home at gunpoint. The female victim, Marcela Borges, was then forced to drive one of the defendants to the Bank of America where they had her withdraw $23,600 from the family's account.

Then on Tuesday, there was an altercation when Marcela removed her own blindfold. She pulled down the mask of one of her captors, a young female.

According to an arrest affidavit, the female captor then screamed, "She saw my face and knows who I am! You have to kill her!"

Borges was able to loosen her bonds and jumped from a second story window. A nearby construction worker, Junior, said he heard gunshots and could not believe what he saw.

"I heard some gunshots... looked up to where I heard the gunshots, and saw a guy with a hand gun shooting at this lady. He shot two or three shots, went and got into a black SUV. There was another guy in it already waiting for him and they took off. After that I saw a coupe more guys come from behind the house and jump the fence and run," said Junior.

Victor Manuel Sanchez, 20, and Miguel Diaz-Santiz, 25, were captured by police shortly after running from the scene. Both had initial court appearances on Wednesday. Judge Heather Higbee ordered no contact with victims or co-defendants. A public defender was also appointed. Neither inmate has any prior bookings into the Orange County Jail.

A third suspect, Alexander Diaz-Hernandez, 19, was caught around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators said he is a Mexican national who can only speak Spanish, but is cooperating with authorities. The fourth suspect, a female, is still on the run.

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