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WEBVTT THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO DIE.ANGELA: THAT'S RIGHT.AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE SHERIFFTELLS US WHEN HE TALKED TO THEVICTIM, SHE TOLD HIM SHE COULDNOT HELP BUT THINK ABOUT THEMURDER SUICIDE IT'S A PLACE INJUPITER EARLIER THIS MONTH.THAT IS WHERE ANOTHER19-YEAR-OLD WAS ALSO RANDOMLYPICKING A HOME, WALK IN,STABBED THE COUPLE AND BIT THE DEAD MAN'S FACE.>> GET OFF OF HIM.>> I NEED YOU TO TALK TO ME.>> I JUST HIT HIM WITH ABASEBALL BAT.ANGELA: THIS IS THE 911 CALL THEVICTIM MADE TO MARTIN COUNTYDISPATCHERS EARLY SUNDAYMORNING.>> TWO MORE ON THE HEAD FRHIM.>> YOU HIT HIM ON THE HEADTWICE?>> I JUST HIT HIM TWO MORETIMES.HE WON'T LEAVE US ALONE.HIM.HE'S JUST GOING CRAZY.HE'S ATTACKING.ANGELA: THE SHERIFF SAYS THEVICTIM WAS ATTACKED BY THIS MAN,19-YEAR-OLD NICO GALLO.HE SAYS GALLO IS ACCUSED OFJUMPING THROUGH THE WINDOW OFTHE VICTIM'S HOME HERE ON ORCHIDSTREET, ATTACKING HER AND HER30-YEAR-OLD SON WHO TRIED TOHELP HER.>> THE WOMAN DESCRIBED TO THAT THAT FIGHT THEN WENT FROMONE SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO THEOTHER.SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS IN FEAR OFHER LIFE AND HER SON'S LIFE ANDSHE BEGAN TO THINK IT WASSOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE SOUCOUNTY ATTACK THAT WE TALKEDABOUT BEFORE. ANGELA: THE SHERIFF SAYS WHENDEPUTIES ARRIVED ON THE SCENE,THE SUSPECT CONTINUED TO FIGHT.THE SHERIFF SAYS THE SUSPECTTOLD DEPUTIES HE HAD BEEN USINGDESIGNER DRUGS ALONG WITH LSDAND WITH THE USE OF THEIRTRU-NARC, DETECTIVES WERE ABLETO DETERMINE CONFIRM.>> HE DID SAY SOMETHING ABOUTTAKING FLAKKA, DID SAY I'M GONNADIE.ANGELA: THE VICTIM WAS CUT ONTHE ARM BY FLYING GLASS AND HASSTITCHES IN HER ARM.THE SUSPECT REMAINS IN THEHOSPITAL AND HE WILL BETRANSPORTED TO THE AREN COUNTYJAIL.

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A teenager is accused of hurling himself through a stranger's window Sunday morning while high on drugs, authorities said. Nico Gallo, 19, is also accused of attacking a woman. The homeowner, Nancy Largent, and her son allegedly fought off Gallo after he jumped through their front plate-glass window. When deputies arrived, the homeowner's son was holding down Gallo. During the fight, Gallo displayed extreme strength and a high tolerance to pain, authorities said. Largent and her son struggled to control Gallo, despite striking him in the head with a baseball bat 12 times. Gallo lives right around the corner from the homeowner, about 20 houses away. The Martin County Sheriff's Office released the woman's frantic 911 call Monday. In the 5:27 clip, Largent begged the dispatcher to send police. "I need police. Someone just came to my house (and) broke right through my window. I'm bleeding. My son's holding him down," Largent said. "Hurry," the woman begged repeatedly throughout the call. Largent told the dispatcher she and her son didn’t know Gallo. She said Gallo didn't have a weapon although he did try to take her bat away from her. "I just hit him with a baseball bat," she told the dispatcher. At one point during the call, Largent referred to Gallo as "creepy." "Get off of him," she said, presumably to Gallo while he tussled with her son. "Leave us alone." Gallo allegedly continued fighting Largent's son for the remainder of the phone call. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, today I'm going to die," Gallo said, according to the victim. Gallo was too violent to be placed in a rescue helicopter, authorities said. He was taken by the Martin County Fire Department to a hospital for treatment. Gallo was in critical but stable condition. Gallo's friend said they ingested methylone and acid before his bizarre behavior, deputies said. The friend took deputies to a house on Normandy Avenue, where the remaining narcotics were seized. Sheriff William Snyder said Gallo told the victim that he was taking Flakka. Largent suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. She was later released. Her son was unharmed. “We would like to start by expressing our sadness for the family that was hurt as a result of Nico's poor choices,” Gallo’s family said in a written statement. “He had a really difficult upbringing and came here recently with the goal of improving his life. Even though he has only been with us for a little over a month, he was already making great progress and making positive changes in his life. He was holding down two jobs and even got his driver's license. “Even though this was the first time he's ever been in trouble, he realizes that he needs help and will do whatever he needs to do to avoid this from ever happening again. This is so against his nature. He would never intentionally hurt anyone and is having a hard time facing what actually happened. We are already seeking help from medical professionals to get him well and make sure that this will never happen again,” the family said.