WEATHER ALERT
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Wanted man found dead in Orlando condo after 6-hour police standoff
Read full article: Wanted man found dead in Orlando condo after 6-hour police standoffORLANDO, Fla. – A man who was wanted on rape charges was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night after a tense six-hour police standoff in Orlando. Orlando police said Manuel Fernandez, who was wanted on allegations of sexual battery and domestic violence, barricaded himself inside a condo on Semoran Boulevard near Dixie Bell Drive. Manuel Fernandez (Orlando Police Department)Police said Fernandez then raped the woman twice. Records show the victim tried to fight Fernandez off but he overpowered her. AdAfter the sexual assault, Fernandez forced the victim to cuddle with him until he was sober enough to leave, according to authorities.