A nurse taking a work break near an employee parking lot at a hospital was ‘blitz-attacked’ by a Florida man with a tire iron on July 6.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged 27-year-old Raul Milla Jr. of Anderson Drive in Fort Walton Beach with attempted felony murder.
Deputies say a nurse at HCA Fort Walton Beach – Destin Hospital was able to fight off Milla but not before being struck five or six times in the head, causing severe lacerations and swelling.
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The incident took place around 3 a.m., deputies say.
According to investigators, the victim was able to give OCSO deputies a good description of her attacker, and deputies located him riding a bicycle nearby.
A bloody tire iron was in the bicycle basket, and Milla’s shirt had a fresh blood stain on the front.
Deputies booked Milla into the Okaloosa County Jail for attempted murder. He is being held on a $1 million bond.
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