Barricaded subject surrenders in Fruitland Park, brother also arrested

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. — A man who barricaded himself inside a home following an armed confrontation with a neighbor on Easter Sunday has surrendered, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to a home near Sunnyside Drive after Alexander Barrios Ozorio Walfre allegedly threatened a neighbor with a gun, LCSO Public Information Officer Stephanie Earley said.

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Walfre remained barricaded inside the home for several hours before surrendering to the Lake County Crisis Negotiations Team.

He was taken into custody without incident, Earley said.

Walfre was arrested along with his brother, Walter Emanuel Berrios Ozorio, who was also inside the residence. Ozorio was arrested for resisting, according to Earley.

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