TAVARES, Florida—A man who has been arrested numerous times in Orange and Lake counties since 2019, but never convicted, turned himself in at the Lake County Jail on a warrant for felony battery, according to an arrest affidavit.
Emmanuel Cazeau, 38, of Eustis, is accused of attacking a man on Fern Avenue in Tavares July 18 on the front porch of his home.
Two days prior, Tavares Police Department responded to the man’s home on a report of an attempted robbery. That night, the victim told police two black males knocked on his door and put a gun to his head. They began shouting that the victim’s housemate owed them money. The victim and one of the suspects struggled over the gun and the men fled the scene. The housemate told police she did not owe anyone money, the affidavit states.
The victim told TPD that the house he and his wife were living in was a “known drug house” and this was the “last straw”; and they were moving out in the morning. The couple left and stayed at a motel.
On July 18, the couple returned to the home and kicked their housemate out, the victim told police. He went on to say he believed the housemate was the “mastermind” behind the attempted robbery because she owed someone money. The victim said he and his wife were tired of living in the motel and returned. A short time later he was attacked on his porch by a man he knew as “Pete.” “Pete” was later identified as Cazeau. The victim’s wife confirmed Cazeau was not one of the men who attempted to rob her husband on July 16, according to the affidavit.
A warrant for battery was issued for Cazeau’s arrest July 21. He turned himself in Tuesday and was released the same day on $5,000 bond.
Cazeau has been charged with a litany of felonies since 2019, including vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash with death in Orange County and battery on a pregnant female, child endangerment, witness tampering and trafficking charges in Lake County. In one case more than 35 ounces of methamphetamine was found in a bag in a vehicle Cazeau was driving. All the charges in both counties have since been dropped.
