After a fatal crime spree in Florida that saw him murder a lady, her infant nephew, and a random motorist, a naked man was apprehended.
Dale Spidle, 35, is now facing a slew of charges for the alleged killings after authorities apprehended him after a tense automobile pursuit that spanned multiple towns.
After witness Lorena Sagna witnessed Spidle smash his car while escaping cops and leap out on foot before being captured near Coconut Creek, she told CBS, “He’s fully naked, and then I saw he’s out of his mind.”
Spidle, who lives in neighboring Coral Springs, is accused of premeditated murder, robbery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and resisting an officer with violence.
The mayhem began Friday, cops say, at an apartment complex where Spidle lived next-door to victims Elizabeth Carmona, 31, and her 10-month-old nephew.
Police say that Spidle – whom neighbors said had repeatedly exchanged noise complaints with the slain woman – somehow gained access to the woman’s apartment, where he killed her and severely injured the child.
The baby was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, after sustaining a head injury. It’s unclear how exactly both were killed.
Spidle then fled the scene in a silver 2019 Kia, cops said. At around 2 pm, he was involved in a hit-and-run less than two miles from the complex, on Northwest 88th Avenue, which leads into Coconut Creek.
Cops were quickly called to the scene, where an officer briefly encountered the suspect before he fled the scene in his car.
The mayhem began Friday, cops say, at this apartment complex in Coral Creek, where Spidle lived next-door to murdered Elizabeth Carmona, 31, and her 10-month-old nephew
‘The officer initially did make contact with that driver who then ended up fleeing from that scene,’ Coral Springs Police Deputy Chief Brad McKeone said.
Shortly after, Spidle was reportedly involved in a crash involving four cars six miles west, in Pompano Beach.
It was here, officers say, that a naked Spidle produced a firearm and shot the male driver of a white pickup truck he had hit, and proceeded to commandeer the vehicle, again evading capture.
Two other motorist were injured in the initial crash, cops said, adding that they were not attacked by Spidle.
Officers that arrived at the scene of the second crash reportedly then began investigating the suspect’s initial vehicle, leading them to Spidle’s unit at the Coral Hill apartment complex, located on Northwest 88th Avenue.
Upon searching the premises, officers came across the door to the murdered woman’s apartment, which was ajar. Police entered the domicile to discover the mom dead and the child in critical condition.
‘The female was ultimately pronounced deceased on scene and the young male infant was transported to Broward General, where he is being treated by medical staff there,’ McKeone said at the time.
The boy died later that day, police said, succumbing to his injuries at the hospital.
After escaping the site of the second crash, Spidle circled back to Coconut Creek, cops say, where he again crashed – outside a Walgreens at the corner of Sample Road and Lyons Road.
At this point, Spidle again escaped on foot – during which time he tried to snatch a woman’s necklace, still fully nude. A woman recorded cellphone video of the nude suspect walking.
This time, cops – who arrived on the scene to find Spidle walking around naked – managed to detain the suspect. He was arrested and is currently being held without bail.
Diane Hirschfield, one of Spidle’s and Carmona’s neighbors at the Coral Hill complex, told local outlet WSVN that the suspect had problems with the young aunt, who reportedly lived with her nephew.
‘They would move furniture,’ she said, ‘and he would bang on the wall, and she’d complain that he was waking the baby up.’
Over the weekend, crime scene investigators were seen removing evidence from the Carmona’s apartment, as they continue to look into what spurred the string of murders.
So far, cops say that the murder of the aunt and her nephew, who was not identified, was premeditated, meaning Spidle will likely face two first-degree murder charges – counts that could see him executed if found guilty.
Cops did not reveal if Spidle was intoxicated or on drugs at the time of his arrest.
On Saturday, Spidle appeared before a judge, where he was read his charges.
An investigation is currently underway.
