Gulfport man charged after unprovoked attack on mother, stepfather

GULFPORT, Fla. (WFLA) —A Gulfport man is facing three felony charges after an unprovoked attack on his mother and stepfather last Friday, the Gulfport Police Department said.

Officers responded to a home in the upscale community at the Pasadena Yacht Country Club just before 9 p.m. on Nov. 14 after reports of a battery in progress. Upon their arrival, the suspect fled on foot, and officers located a 68-year-old man suffering from multiple cuts and lacerations.

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The victim told police that the suspect was his stepson, 43-year-old Jorge Polo, and that the attack came out of nowhere. Polo initially began arguing with the victim and then shoved him into a glass table, shattering it.

He grabbed a shard of glass and stabbed his stepfather multiple times, attempted to gouge his eyes out with his fingers, and said he was going to kill him, Gulfport PD said…

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