A Florida man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot his disabled landlord who was trying to evict him.
On Saturday, the landlord entered a room that the suspect, Michael Michael Mathews, 50, had rented in Sanford and demanded that he and his girlfriend leave the home, according to an arrest report.
The landlord said he would have a friend force them out if they didn’t leave in 10 minutes, FOX 35 Orlando reported.
About 15 minutes later, the landlord came back and demanded again that they leave. That’s when Seminole County Sheriff’s Office deputies say Mathews pulled out a gun and began waving it around, telling the owner to leave.
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Suspicion of Michael Mathews
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As the owner turned to leave the room, Mathews allegedly shot him, hitting him in the clavicle area.
The report claims that Mathews later said he was “tired of the way he was treated and disrespected in the house,” saying the owner kicked his girlfriend as she approached him in the bedroom.
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The owner was not armed and did not threaten violence with a weapon, authorities say. Investigators consider the shooting unjustified.
Mathews was booked into the Seminole County Jail, where he also faces a charge of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
