
LEE COUNTY, Fla.- A 17-year-old involved in a violent crime spree in North Fort Myers will be charged as an adult.
Damien Licquia is the accused ringleader in a series of home invasions.
Detectives say Licquia and four other teens busted into homes in Suncoast Estates, beat people up, and held one woman at knife point for hours.
Licquia faces charges including robbery, kidnapping and sexual battery.
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