Alex Bonilla, 49, remained in the Gilchrist County jail with bond set at $1.25 million.

Gilchrist County sheriff's deputies say a man held his wife's lover at gunpoint and cut off the man's penis before fleeing with the appendage.

Alex Bonilla, 49, entered the neighbor's home in Bell at about 11 a.m. Sunday, armed with a black handgun, according to a Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

Two children, including a 4-year-old girl, were inside the home at the time, and Bonilla threatened to kill the man if he resisted, the report said.

He took the man into his bedroom, tied him up and forcefully cut off his penis with a pair of scissors, the report said. Bonilla then fled the residence while holding the severed penis.

Bonilla had caught the man and his wife having sex at Bonilla’s house in May, the report said.

Bonilla and his wife have been married for 10 years and have three children together, said Rosa Bonilla, who is Bonilla’s daughter from a previous marriage.

“He’s a good man who married a stupid woman,” she said. “That’s all there is to say.”

Deputies arrested Bonilla Sunday evening at his workplace near Branford. He is charged with armed burglary, aggravated battery, false imprisonment of an adult, aggravated assault, child abuse and displaying a firearm while committing a felony.

He was taken to the Gilchrist County jail, where bond was set at $1.25 million.

The sheriff’s office said in a press release that the case is an isolated incident and that the victim’s family is asking for privacy.

Sheriff's officials made no further comment, citing an ongoing investigation.



