{"id":413628,"date":"2026-09-29T10:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/413628\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:29:27","slug":"man-accused-of-burglary-while-armed-with-bb-gun-running-from-deputies-in-north-fort-myers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/413628\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of burglary while armed with BB gun, running from deputies in North Fort Myers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man accused of burglary while armed with BB gun, running from deputies in North Fort Myers<\/p>\n

\"CarsonNORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A man was arrested on Sunday after being accused of breaking into multiple vehicles on a North Fort Myers property while armed with a BB gun.<\/p>\n

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a property in North Fort Myers for a disturbance call. The victims told deputies that a man, identified as Randy Austerman, had intruded on the property and begun to break into the victims’ vehicles.<\/p>\n

The victims told deputies that Austerman was seen entering unlocked vehicles on the property and taking things from the vehicles. The items taken included tools from a Toyota Tundra, the key from a Chevrolet Silverado, the owner’s manual from a Nissan Sentra, and a key from a Ford F-150, the arrest report states.<\/p>\n

Austerman was also seen spray-painting the Toyota Tundra, the report said. One of the victims told deputies they approached Austerman, who brandished what appeared to be a replica gun, and exclaimed in Spanish, “I’m a crazy white boy.” LCSO noted that confusion in the translation was possible.<\/p>\n

After arriving on scene, deputies found Austerman standing on the southwest corner of the property. As deputies approached Austerman, he picked up what was later identified as a black BB gun, the report said. Deputies ordered Austerman to drop the gun, which he did.<\/p>\n

Deputies then ordered Austerman to get on the ground. Austerman began to lower himself, but then got back up and ran from deputies, the report said. Deputies deployed a Taser, which incapacitated Austerman.<\/p>\n

Austerman was arrested and faces charges of four counts of burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, one count of criminal mischief $1,000+, one count of criminal mischief $200-1,000+, one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and one count of resisting arrest without violence.<\/p>\n

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