Ruth Monroe had just won $200 from a lottery ticket she had purchased at a convenience store when she was attacked by a man in the parking lot.
Surveillance video from a Florida gas station captured the moments when an 83-year-old woman was robbed by a man after she won the lottery.
Diego Tavarez Fleury was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff's Office on Thursday and was charged with robbery and battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
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WATCH HEREAccording to deputies, the victim, Ruth Monroe, was leaving Buddy's Food and Lotto on Wednesday, after winning $200 from a lottery ticket she bought from the store.
In the surveillance video, Monroe was near her car when Fleury approached her.
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The store's manager then went outside to deescalate the situation but Fleury then attacked Monroe.
Monroe was seen falling to the ground and Fleury fled the scene with her lottery winnings.
"I'm 83, I've never gotten punched. But that look on his face that he was about ready to you know, and that's when he pulled it out of my hand and went that way," Monroe said.
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After reviewing the surveillance video, deputies secured a warrant for Fleury, and he was taken into custody.
Following the attack, Monroe said she returned to the store and bought another lottery ticket.
