Robber On Spree Held At Gunpoint By Resident

HUDSON, FL — A 48-year-old man faces a long list of criminal charges after Pasco County deputies say he kept them and residents of a Hudson condominium complex hopping on Friday morning.

According to the agency, deputies received a call just before 2:30 a.m. April 7 that a man had broken into a condo in the 5900 block of Sea Ranch Drive. The man, an email from the sheriff’s office, was confronted by the homeowner and ultimately fled out the back when deputies arrived.

“While setting a perimeter, another burglary was reported in the next building,” the email said. Deputies then set a perimeter around that building, but the fire alarm went off.

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As residents began evacuating the building, deputies kept searching for their suspect.

In the chaos, deputies say they heard a woman on the seventh floor of a building “screaming for help and that she was being robbed,” the email said.

K9 units swung into action and found the man being held at gunpoint by a resident, the agency said.

The man was accused of forcing his way into that condo and trying to take items from the woman’s purse. He’s also accused of taking a fire extinguisher, setting off the alarm and breaking windows out in several condos and two vehicles.

Victor Caudill, who has no known address, was taken into custody. Caudill faces home invasion robbery, occupied burglary and four criminal mischief charges, the agency said. He was being medically cleared Friday morning before being booked into the Pasco County Jail.

No further information is available at this time.

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