Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nAccording to the Davie Police Department, the attack happened last Wednesday. Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies took Lennie Joseph Dufrene Jr. into custody at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday after authorities issued an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n
According to the DPD warrant, police had responded to the incident location earlier on Wednesday after Dufrene, 58, called them to report that his tenant \u201cwas destroying the property.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officers met with both and the tenant was \u201clater transported to a facility under the Baker Act.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said Dufrene told officers that once the tenant got out of the hospital, he would \u201ckill him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers responded by telling Dufrene he would go to prison if he did that,\u201d the warrant states. \u201cDufrene then said, \u2018Okay, then I\u2019ll just beat the s— out of him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said the officers told him, \u201cYou will go to jail if you do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities said after the tenant was released from the hospital at around 2:30 p.m. that day, he returned home to find that Dufrene had changed the code to the lock.<\/p>\n
\u201cDufrene then came out of the residence and began punching (him) repeatedly in the face until he lost consciousness,\u201d the warrant states. \u201c(The victim) advised that he woke up face down to find Dufrene on top of him punching him in the back of the head and then began choking him. (He) said he lost consciousness again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The victim later left and began \u201croaming the area\u201d and said he \u201cthought Dufrene was trying (to) kill him,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n
Police said officers were sent the next day to the Wawa at 2500 Davie Road \u201cto trespass an individual who was on the property for a long period of time and appeared to be severely beaten\u201d and recognized the man from the initial incident, finding out that Dufrene had followed through on his threat.<\/p>\n
The victim suffered \u201cleft side orbital floor fracture and multiple nasal fractures\u201d from the beating, according to the warrant.<\/p>\n
Records show a Broward judge found probable cause to charge Dufrene and issued a $15,000 bond. He no longer appeared in Broward jail records as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
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