KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Three men accused of using a dating app to lure their victim to a Kissimmee store and then rob him were arrested Wednesday, according to officials with the Sheriff's Office.
Osceola County deputies said the victim told authorities he thought he was going to meet up with a woman he met on a dating app just before 7 p.m. Dec. 5 in the area of Sevilla Plaza on West Irlo Bronson Highway.
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Surveillance video first shows the assailants waiting for the victim to come out of the store before they confronted him and told him he was under arrest. The victim said he believed the men were law enforcement and complied with their requests.
Authorities said the three suspects made the victim escort them to his hotel room, where they demanded money and then fled in a dark-colored vehicle.
With help from tips from the community, Osceola County Sheriff's Office Robbery Unit tracked down and arrested the suspects, Kenneth Waldrop, 22, Adam Zsiga, 30, and Terry Brown, 55.
Deputies said the suspects specifically targeted the victim.
The three men are charged with armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault, kidnapping, grand theft and impersonating a law enforcement officer.