Caught on Camera: Lee County man arrested for assault after using saw-like weapon

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Credit: Lee County Sheriff's Office
Rolando Ruiz Alonso, 61 Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office

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The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who is accused of assault with a saw-like weapon.

Deputies arrested Rolando Ruiz Alonso, 61, on Tuesday after responding to a disturbance between two men at South Center Drive in North Fort Myers.

Upon arrival at the scene, deputies discovered Alonso had gotten into a verbal argument after being accused of driving in the wrong direction.

Evidence gathered from the scene found Alonso allegedly escalated the situation with the victim, which prompted him to unsheath and swing the saw-like weapon in retaliation.

Deputies suspected that Alonso used what appeared to have been ceramic pottery as a weapon.

The victim sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.

Deputies have not clarified if the man was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Alonso was apprehended by deputies, where he faced aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge.

He is currently in Lee County Jail.

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