The Brief
- A knife-wielding man caused a scare at an Orlando convenience store, threatening customers before making a coffee and leaving.
- Employee Emanuel Matos kept the man focused on him to prevent harm.
- Deputies later arrested the suspect, charging him with aggravated assault.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A knife-wielding man caused a scare at an Orlando convenience store, threatening customers before making a coffee and leaving.
‘I’ll gut you like a fish’
What we know:
A man armed with a knife caused panic inside the Manilla Express convenience store on East Colonial Drive early Wednesday morning.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 61-year-old Kelvin Whitt, who entered the store around 6:15 a.m. and began shouting threats. …