Cape Coral man accused of breaking into apartment, choking police K-9

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Cape Coral man was arrested Friday morning after being accused of breaking into an apartment, running from deputies and choking a police K-9.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 9 a.m. to an apartment in the Whiskey Creek area after reports of a burglary in progress.

LCSO said that Xzavier Jefferson, 35, entered the victims’ apartment while they were sleeping and was found sitting on the victims’ couch. One of the victims followed Jefferson as he fled, providing live updates on his location to deputies…

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