John Jefferson
Inset: Brianna Alvelo (Osceola County Jail). Background: Riviera Motel in Kissimmee, Florida, where Alvelo allegedly stabbed a man because she was upset over the tip he gave her while delivering him a pizza (Google Maps).
A Florida woman is accused of stabbing a man several times because he allegedly shortchanged her on the tip he gave her after she delivered a pizza to his hotel room.
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on Sunday responded to a home invasion and stabbing at the Riviera Motel at 2248 E. U.S. 192 in Kissimmee. When they arrived, the found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds. Paramedics took him to the hospital where he is currently in stable condition.
Further investigation revealed that the man had ordered a pizza earlier in the night. The suspect, 22-year-old Brianna Alvelo, allegedly delivered said pizza to the man.
Alvelo, however, allegedly became enraged about the tip she received from the man. She then allegedly returned to the hotel room, this time not with a pizza but with another man – a man armed with a gun.
The duo forced their way into the motel room and started attacking the supposedly light tipper, deputies said. The woman allegedly stabbed the man multiple times and then, along with the male suspect, stole unspecified items from the room. They then fled.
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Deputies identified Alvelo as the suspect and arrested her Monday on charges of home invasion with a firearm, attempted murder, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Cops have yet to arrest the male accomplice.
Alvelo spent Christmas inside the Osceola County Jail without bond. Anyone with information about the at-large suspect is asked to call Crimeline at (800) 423-8477.
An arrest affidavit was not immediately available. Deputies did not identify the name of the pizza joint from which the angry delivery driver worked. The incident remains under investigation.
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