Arrest Report 8-6-25
By Michael Shen
Herlad Intern
The bottle lies
Seminole County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a Casselberry apartment on the afternoon of July 27 in reference to a disturbance. On arrival, one deputy observed his colleague speaking with the residents of the apartment, a male and female. The deputy’s colleague exited the apartment, while he stayed and spoke with the woman. The deputy noted that the woman was inebriated, and she informed him that she had been drinking for most of the day. The woman explained that her and her boyfriend had been drinking heavily since 9:00 a.m. At one point, her boyfriend left the apartment to purchase groceries, including more alcohol. When he got back, the woman tried to hide the extra alcohol because they both were already inebriated. This angered the man to the point that he struck her with a baseball bat. The deputy noted that the woman had multiple large red markings on her right arm. After she was struck, the woman contacted law enforcement, which frightened her boyfriend. He then began repeatedly apologizing to her. After the deputy interviewed the woman, he switched positions with his colleague and interviewed her boyfriend. The man started his story with a similar beginning, explaining that they had been drinking all day, but diverged when the physical violence accusations became a part of the picture. The man said the argument between him and his girlfriend started over her mentioning that he recently went to a gentlemen’s club and that they both were arguing with each other over their alcoholism. He said at one point during their argument, he was lying on the bed in their bedroom and his girlfriend flipped the entire mattress over, causing him to fall to the floor. He said once he was on the floor, his girlfriend got on top of him and began striking him. The man asked the deputy to look at his back to observe injuries he sustained, but the deputy saw none. Henry Sabu Vazquez, 37, of Casselberry, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon domestic violence.
Don’t make it worse for yourself
A Winter Springs police officer was dispatched to an undisclosed location in reference to domestic battery on the night of July 26. On arrival, the officer met with the complainant, a woman who had previously called officers because of a verbal dispute between her and a man. After officers left, a verbal argument between her and the man occurred again, and the man broke her phone to prevent her from calling the police again. Frustrated, the woman left the residence to go to the gas station to get cigarettes. The man followed her out of the house and pushed her to the ground. He told her to start running and if she didn’t, he would beat her up. The woman explained that at one point the man ran out of the house into the backyard. Officers searched the residence but were unable to find the man. The woman requested they search the residence again, and officers found him hiding behind clothes in a bedroom closet. He was then placed in handcuffs and taken out onto the sidewalk, where he began to try to break free and dropped himself to the ground. Once placed in a patrol vehicle, the man kicked the back door of the car, causing it to bend. Officers then took him out of the vehicle and placed him in a restraint. As they were doing this, he headbutted an officer in the chest and attempted to get up. Officers eventually were able to get the man successfully back into the vehicle with the restraint and a helmet on, but he continued resisting by spitting on an officer and continuously kicking the vehicle’s interior. Dallas Ryan Palmatier, 37, of Winter Springs, was arrested for simple assault threat to do violence, battery touch or strike, escaping or attempting to escape, obstructing justice hinder with communication to a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, and larceny grand theft property valued between $750 to 5$K.
Not that kind of massage…
The Florida Department of Health issued a cease and desist, alongside a $750 citation to an employee of TLC Massage in Sanford on July 18 after she offered to provide a massage to an undercover investigator without a license. An undisclosed employee of the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office then received a complaint from the Florida Department of Health that TLC Massage in Sanford was offering unlicensed massages on July 21. On July 23, agents with the City/County Investigative Bureau conducted an operation at the massage parlor. On arrival at the parlor, an undercover agent was greeted by a different employee who also was not licensed to give a massage. The employee agreed to both a massage and a sex act with the undercover agent, who then left the business. Another undercover agent attempted to enter the building, but the employee said to come back later. The employee who was issued the initial cease and desist was seen leaving the building at a quick pace a few seconds later, at which point the agents secured both suspects. The initial employee resisted the arrest by walking away and pulling away from agents. Jing Na Zhao, 39, of Altamonte Springs, was charged with practicing without license and offering prostitution. Yuhua Wen, 62, of Maitland, was charged with practicing without a license and resisting an officer obstruct without violence.
Extension cord error
A Sanford Police officer responded to a Sanford home in response to a physical altercation between two women on the morning of July 27. On arrival, the officer spoke with the victim who said that earlier in the day she heard her neighbor and another woman arguing over an extension cord. She then went with her neighbor to ask the other woman, the suspect, to leave the area because she was causing a disturbance. The suspect then got angry at the victim and began yelling at and threatening her. The victim then attempted to remove herself from the situation by speaking with someone nearby, but the suspect approached her and struck her on the left side of her face. Attempting to defend herself, the victim grabbed the suspect, causing them both to fall to the ground. While on the ground, the suspect began kicking the victim, but she was able to escape and walk away. The victim said she didn’t want to fight the suspect because she was pregnant, and said the suspect was aware of this. Offices then canvassed the surrounding area and found the suspect. The suspect said she had been in the area to get money for an extension cord when “a girl rushed her.” She admitted to pushing the victim. Neighbors confirmed the victim’s retelling of the event. Alicia Hunter, 41, of Sanford, was charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant victim.
