{"id":160482,"date":"2026-02-18T23:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160482\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T23:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:21:06","slug":"weak-attempted-murder-breaks-out-at-crunch-fitness-in-altamonte-springs-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/160482\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Weak:\u2019 Attempted murder breaks out at Crunch Fitness in Altamonte Springs, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. \u2013 Gym-goers fled from a Crunch Fitness on Tuesday after a gym member pulled a firearm on another member, according to the Altamonte Springs Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In an arrest report, police said they were called to the gym along State Road 434 on Tuesday about a \u201cdisturbance involving a firearm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Upon arrival, they learned that a gym member \u2014 later identified as Winston Medley, 35 \u2014 had pulled a gun from his waistband in the gym and pointed it at two other people, police added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators said a victim told them he had been working out at the gym with some other people when Medley came up and commented on how much weight they were using, calling them \u201cweak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Winston Medley, 35 (Seminole County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A brief argument broke out, though Medley eventually walked away, and the victim\u2019s group moved on to another area of the gym to continue their workout, the report states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">However, Medley apparently approached the victim again, repeatedly asking whether \u201che had a problem with him,\u201d investigators noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201c(The victim) said he told Medley he did not have a problem but that he was acting aggressively and needed to stop,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Shortly thereafter, the victim said, Medley pulled out the firearm and pointed it in the victim\u2019s face, causing the latter to turn and run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWhile running, (the victim) said he looked back and saw Medley manipulating the gun as if he was attempting to fire or adjust it,\u201d the report continues. \u201c(The victim) believed he was about to be shot in the back and ran as fast as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Other witnesses later told police they believed Medley had pulled the trigger, but it seemed as though the gun may have been jammed. Either way, Medley was spotted fleeing the area after the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officers said they were later able to find Medley in a car near a Winter Springs McDonald\u2019s. However, he reportedly refused to provide many details about what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cMedley told officers that he does not \u2018play\u2019 with firearms,\u201d the report says. \u201cAt one point, Medley told officers the object in his hand was a \u2018king-size Snickers bar.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Now, Medley faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and possession of a weapon by a felon. He is held on no bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">You can read the full arrest report below:<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. \u2013 Gym-goers fled from a Crunch Fitness on Tuesday after a gym member pulled a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[4131,265,139,141,140,1014,215],"class_list":["post-160482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-altamonte-springs","tag-crime","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-seminole-county","tag-shooting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}