A Lantana man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder following a shooting incident in Lake Worth Beach, where he allegedly shot another man during an attempted robbery. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office stated that the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Maximo Ernesto Benitez, has been booked into Palm Beach County Jail, with law enforcement saying the incident unfolded just before midnight on January 19 near 4th Ave. South and South J Street after multiple 911 calls reported gunfire and a man’s cries for help, per reports from CBS12.
The arrest details, shared on a Facebook post by Palm Beach Mugshots by Hank Quimby, show that Benitez faces charges of first-degree premeditated murder and robbery with a firearm, registered under the arresting agency, 01-PBSO, dated yesterday, at 14:45, the charges suggesting a dire underside to the tales that unfurl in the creases of our seemingly serene towns the post can be viewed at Palm Beach Mugshots by Hank Quimby.
Deputies arriving at the scene found the victim with a gunshot wound to his right elbow, and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue promptly ferried him to St. Mary’s Medical Center for treatment; the victim, once able, confided to deputies that Benitez and an accomplice had followed him from South Dixie Highway, a recognition stemming from past encounters precipitating the confrontation and demand to vacate the premises, according to the criminal probable cause affidavit provided by the Sheriff’s Office…