A carjacking suspect was shot and arrested Saturday night in Deltona.
- Carjacking suspect shot by victim's friend, arrested in Deltona
- Michael Cintron-Rodriguez, 32, charged with carjacking, kidnapping
- Victim tried to sell suspect a car; suspect tried to use counterfeit money
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said the suspect was shot by the victim's friend during a car sale gone wrong.
The incident began around 7:30 p.m. at a Walgreens store at 1925 Providence Blvd. Deputies said the victim met Michael Cintron-Rodriguez, 32, there to sell him a Nissan Altima.
According to authorities, the victim had a friend drive separately to the Walgreens to act as back-up in case the transaction went bad. The two were connected by Bluetooth devices for communication, the report stated, and the friend was armed with a handgun.
Deputies said after taking the Altima for a test drive, Cintron-Rodriguez agreed to buy the car and handed the victim a bundle of cash. As the victim was counting the cash, he said he realized it was all counterfeit.
According to the report, the victim communicated to his friend that the deal was going bad, and the friend began to approach the car. The suspect then fled in the Altima with the victim still inside, according to the report.
Authorities said the friend pursued the Altima and caught up to the vehicle two different times--once at Elkcam Blvd. and Providence Blvd., then again at Elkcam and Oswego Ave.
Both times, the friend said the suspect was fighting with the victim inside the vehicle.
When the friend caught up to the vehicle the first time, authorities said he shot at Cintron-Rodriguez, hitting him in the leg. After Cintron-Rodriguez fled a second time, the friend caught up to the vehicle again and dragged the suspect out of the vehicle.
The victim and his friend held Cintron-Rodriguez to the ground as they flagged down a deputy, authorities said.
Cintron-Rodriguez was charged with carjacking, kidnapping, and possession of counterfeit currency. His bond is set at $750,000.