Man robbed friend who came to buy PlayStation: Police
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Background: Bodycam footage of Nicholas Flores being arrested (Lee County Sheriff”s Office). Inset: Nicholas Flores (Lee County Sheriff’s Office).

A Florida man is behind bars after police say he tied up his friend, held him at his home, and robbed his bank account.

In a Facebook post, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Nicholas Flores, 32, who was charged with robbery, kidnapping, and possession of controlled substance.

According to police, Flores met with a friend of his to discuss the latter man buying a PlayStation 5. The friend, who was not named by police, went to Flores’ home on Monday. While he was there, Flores allegedly retrieved a machete and choked the other man until he was unconscious. When the friend woke up, his wrists and legs were allegedly tied with zip ties and duct tape.

Flores had left his friend while he made several bank transactions, taking money from his friend’s account and putting it in his own.

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Police said that Flores allegedly kept his friend at the home for hours. The friend was finally able to escape the following morning while Flores was asleep.

The friend was brought to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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When police executed a search warrant at Flores’ home, they found the same materials allegedly used to restrain his friend as well as cocaine and methamphetamine. Flores was arrested at his home and booked on charges of robbery, kidnapping, and possession of a controlled substance.

According to reporting by the Fort Meyers News-Press, Flores is being held without bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Aug. 11.

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