Cape Coral man accused of violating terms of release for DUI arrest
>> WELL, ITS THAT TIME OF THE WEEK, IT’S FRIDAY AND THAT MEANS WE’RE JOINED BY TRISH ROUTE FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. CRIME STOPPERS FOR FUGITIVE FRIDAY. TRISH, WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. IT’S WE GOT 4 NEW GUYS FOR YOU AND BETWEEN THEM. MORE THAN 80 ARRESTS. WOW. WHAT GOOD THING YOU CAN GET PAID FOR. TURNING NEWTON, NEW DEFINITION OF REPEAT OFFENDERS. WE’RE STARTING OFF THAT LIST THIS WEEK WITH A CONVICTED FELON WHO’S BEEN DOING SOME PRETTY SHADY THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 3 DECADES. >> AT THE MALDONADO NOW FINDS HIMSELF BACK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW WITH A NEW WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST ON CHARGES OF VIOLATING PROBATION FOLLOWING AN ARREST FOR THE POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. DETECTIVES WERE PATROLLING A HIGH CRIME AREA WHEN THEY SPOTTED MALDONADO IN AN AREA KNOWN FOR DRUG ACTIVITY, DRIVING A CAR WITH AN INVALID LICENSE PLATE. THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED HIM FROM PREVIOUS CRIMINAL ENCOUNTERS AND PULLED HIM OVER FOR A TRAFFIC INFRACTION. THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS DRIVING DIRTY WITH BOTH METH AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA IN THE CAR. HE SPENT A MONTH IN LOCKUP BEFORE BEING FOUND GUILTY AND PLACED ON PROBATION WHICH HE VIOLATED LAST WEEK TO DATE THIS 45 YEAR-OLD FELON. HE’S RACKED UP 15 PREVIOUS BOOKINGS ON 44 CHARGES OF BURGLARY, FRAUD, BATTERY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF NARCOTICS. IN ADDITION TO HIS LOCAL JAIL TIME, IT’S ALSO SERVED ONE STINT IN PRISON ON DRUG RELATED COUNTS. MALDONADO IS 5, 1, 130 POUNDS WITH MULTIPLE TATTOOS, INCLUDING MAN OR BOY ON HIS RIGHT ARM. THE PHRASE BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY WITH THE PUERTO RICAN FLAG ON HIS CHEST, HUSTLER AND PLAY ON HIS NECK IN A TEAR DROP ON ITS FACE. HE WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE STAYING IN NORTH FORT MYERS. AND COULD BE USING THE ALIASES OF AT THE ROLAND OR MACHO MALDONADO IN AN IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HIS NEXT ARREST. NEXT UP IS A CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAN WANTED FOR VIOLATING TERMS OF HIS PAROLE LESS THAN ONE YEAR AFTER HIS LAST RELEASE FROM PRISON. DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN ON THE HUNT FOR JUSTIN RICHARDSON SINCE LATE JUNE WHEN THEY SAY HE FELL OFF THE RADAR AND DECIDED THAT A LIFE ON THE RUN WAS MORE HIS LIFESTYLE OVER THE YEARS. THIS 44 YEAR-OLD OFFENDER HAS ACCUMULATED 40 PREVIOUS ARREST AND 10 FELONY CONVICTIONS BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES ON CHARGES OF WEAPONS, THEFT, DRUGS AND SO MUCH MORE. HIS MOST RECENT RESIDENCY IN PRISON CAME AFTER HE WAS OUT ON BOND AWAITING TRIAL ON A THEFT CASE WHEN DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A SHOOTING WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND RICHARDSON WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS STOMACH, WHICH HE INADVERTENTLY DID TO HIMSELF WHILE TAKING APART A 9 MILLIMETER GUN. COME TO FIND OUT THE GUN WEEK. THE GUN HE WAS DISMANTLING WAS STOLEN. THE TOTALITY OF HIS BAD DECISIONS HAS KEPT RICHARDSON IN STATE CUSTODY FOR ROUGHLY 9 YEARS. AND NOW WITH THIS LATEST PAROLE VIOLATION, YOU WILL VERY LIKELY AND RIGHT BACK IN THOSE FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. ALSO ON THE RUN THIS WEEK IS A GUY WHO CONTINUES TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL DRUNK. DESPITE 3 PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS FOR DUI, WE’RE HOPING YOUR TIPS WILL HELP US TRACK DOWN. GIOVANNI RUBINO, WHO VIOLATED THE CONDITIONS OF HIS RELEASE FROM JAIL AFTER HIS LAST DUI. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE TAMPERED WITH HIS ALCOHOL MONITORING BRACELET TWICE AND HAS CONTINUED TO HIM BY AN ADULT BEVERAGES. DESPITE A COURT’S MANDATE TO STAY SOBER. OFFICERS WERE MONITORING TRAFFIC NEAR A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION ON PINE ISLAND ROAD WHEN THEY NOTICED THE DRIVER OF A RED MASERATI NOT MOVING AFTER A FEW MINUTES WHEN THEY APPROACH IS LOCKED BUT RUNNING CAR. IT TOOK A BIT TO FINALLY RAILS REALLY WHO WAS SLURRING HIS WORDS AND COULDN’T STAND WITHOUT BRACING HIMSELF AGAINST THE SPORTS CAR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY FOUND AN OPEN BOTTLE OF CROWN ROYAL, 2 EMPTY GYM. JIM BEAM. APPLE SHOOTERS AS WELL AS A 9 MILLIMETER SMITH AND WESSON AFTER MISERABLY FAILING A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST FOR BEYOND WAS BOOKED INTO THE LEE COUNTY JAIL AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS. ONE OF THOSE WAS ACQUITTING HIM WITH A BRACELET THAT ENSURES THAT HE DIDN’T DRINK, BE HAS MADE MULTIPLE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO DISMANTLE THE MONITOR AND IS NOW AVOIDING CONTACT WITH THE COURT’S ENTIRELY. THIS 41 FOR 41 YEAR-OLD OFFENDER HAS 4 PRIORS LOCALLY. 3 OF THEM BEING DUIS WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS, RIHANNA WAS 5, 8, 185 POUNDS WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE LIVING IN NORTH CAPE CORAL. AND COMING IN LAST PLACE THIS WEEK IS A VIOLENT OFFENDER ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING AND STRANGLING A WOMAN OVER AN ARGUMENT ABOUT SOMETHING AS MINOR AS A CELL PHONE. CHRISTOPHER SMITH HAS BEEN ON THE RUN FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS AFTER FAILING TO SHOW BACK UP IN COURT FOLLOWING HIS ARREST FOR BATTERY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE VICTIM SAID SHE WAS ASLEEP IN BED WHEN SMITH BARGED INTO THE ROOM AND INSTIGATED A FIGHT. HE THEN STRADDLED OVER THE WOMAN. AND AFTER A BRIEF STRUGGLE, SHE MANAGED TO ESCAPE OUT OF THE HOUSE AND INTO HER CAR. SMITH FOLLOWED IN CLOSE PURSUIT, RIPPED THE HANDLE OFF THE CAR DOOR, THEN REPEATEDLY SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HER LEGS. SHE SAID HE THEN GRABBED HER AROUND THE NECK, CAUSING HER TO LOSE HER ABILITY TO BREATHE. HIS AWFUL ACTIONS LANDED HIM IN JAIL FOR WEEKS AFTER WHICH HE WAS RELEASED ON $10,000. BOND ENSURING HIS RETURN BACK TO COURT. BUT INSTEAD OF COMPLYING, SMITH IS GONE INTO HIDING AND IS NOW A FUGITIVE FROM THE LAW SMITH HAS 20 PREVIOUS ARRESTS IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES COUPLED WITH 4 TRIPS TO PRISON ON CHARGES OF GRAND THEFT, BURGLARY HIT AND RUN DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY AND TRAFFICKING HEROIN. HE IS 6, 1, 220 POUNDS. WE’LL CELEBRATE HIS 38TH BIRTHDAY NEXT WEDNESDAY. AND UPON HIS ARREST, SMITH WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE LEE COUNTY JAIL. AND AS ALWAYS, IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE FUGITIVES, WE FEATURED HERE TODAY, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE CRIME STOPPERS HOTLINE. THAT NUMBER IS 1, 807, 8, 0, TIPS. ALL CALLERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD OF UP TO $3,000. AND, YOU KNOW, ON ON THE DUI WITH GIOVANNI RUBINO, I DID A LITTLE BIT OF HOMEWORK IN HIS ARREST WAS IN CAPE CORAL SINCE JANUARY. 1ST, CAPE CORAL PD HAS MADE 315 DUI ARREST JUST IN THE CITY. WE’VE BEEN REPORTING ON IT AND IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE HOW IT’S STILL IS HAPPENING DESPITE THE CONSEQUENCES YOU DON’T GET GET AN OLD-FASHIONED IS IGNITED
Cape Coral man accused of violating terms of release for DUI arrest
Updated: 8:59 AM EDT Oct 13, 2025
A man is wanted after being accused of violating the conditions for his release from jail, stemming from a DUI arrest.Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said that Giovanni Rubiano, 41, violated the terms of his release from jail by tampering with his alcohol monitoring bracelet.Rubiano has three prior convictions for DUI, all of which happened in 10 years’ time.According to SWFL Crime Stoppers, officers were monitoring traffic on Pine Island Road when they noticed a car not moving for multiple minutes.The officers then approached the locked but running car and had to work hard to wake up Rubiano, who was slurring his words and couldn’t stand without holding himself up against the car.Officers searched his car and found an open bottle of Crown Royal, two empty Jim Beam apple shooters and a gun, SWFL Crime Stoppers said. Rubiano failed the standard field sobriety tests and was arrested. He was released from jail the next day with conditions, including making him wear a bracelet that ensures he doesn’t drink, SWFL Crime Stoppers said. SWFL Crime Stoppers said that Rubiano has made multiple attempts to dismantle the bracelet and is now avoiding contact with the courts entirely. If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV
FORT MYERS, Fla. —
A man is wanted after being accused of violating the conditions for his release from jail, stemming from a DUI arrest.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said that Giovanni Rubiano, 41, violated the terms of his release from jail by tampering with his alcohol monitoring bracelet.
Rubiano has three prior convictions for DUI, all of which happened in 10 years’ time.
According to SWFL Crime Stoppers, officers were monitoring traffic on Pine Island Road when they noticed a car not moving for multiple minutes.
The officers then approached the locked but running car and had to work hard to wake up Rubiano, who was slurring his words and couldn’t stand without holding himself up against the car.
Officers searched his car and found an open bottle of Crown Royal, two empty Jim Beam apple shooters and a gun, SWFL Crime Stoppers said.
Rubiano failed the standard field sobriety tests and was arrested. He was released from jail the next day with conditions, including making him wear a bracelet that ensures he doesn’t drink, SWFL Crime Stoppers said.
SWFL Crime Stoppers said that Rubiano has made multiple attempts to dismantle the bracelet and is now avoiding contact with the courts entirely.
If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV