Florida man thwarts violent home robbery with only a machete

Last week a handful of men in the Sarasota area of Florida were arrested in connection with a daring home robbery that was thwarted by a homeowner armed with a machete. The entire incident was caught on the homeowner's home surveillance video system. less Last week a handful of men in the Sarasota area of Florida were arrested in connection with a daring home robbery that was thwarted by a homeowner armed with a machete. The entire incident was caught on the ... more Photo: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Photo: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Florida man thwarts violent home robbery with only a machete 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Late last week a handful of men in the Sarasota area of Florida were arrested in connection with a daring home robbery that was thwarted by a homeowner armed with a machete.

The entire incident was caught on the homeowner's home surveillance video system and shared by law enforcement.

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According to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office a man was able to stop an armed robbery at his home by three men by fighting them off with a machete. Three men stormed into his home early Thursday morning armed with shotguns.

In the video the man can first be seen using a lawn chair to fight the men off before the machete came into use.

The homeowner was able to detain one of the men, one of five suspects later arrested for the robbery. According to deputies, four others were later arrested elsewhere, with one of the men in possession of zip ties.

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Two of those men admitted to committing the robbery. According to deputies, suspects Alen Beltran-Vasquez, Ronier Jauregui-Lorente, Angel Cabrera-Basulto, Jorge Valido-Leyva and Roberto Salcedo-Balanza all remain in the Sarasota County Jail and are being held without bail.