KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A man is locked up without bond after he broke into a home and threatened to kill a couple and their children, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded to the Kissimmee home just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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The victims told investigators a man broke into their home, pointed a gun at their heads and demanded money, according to a news release. Deputies said the man also fired a “warning shot” as he threatened the victims.
The accused burglar was identified as Orlando Pileta-Ramirez, 56, records show.
Deputies said the man denied the accusations against him.
Pileta-Ramirez now faces charges of home invasion with a firearm, shooting a deadly missile into an occupied dwelling, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.