In Aguada, Puerto Rico, a 20-year-old man, Ryan Sánchez Sánchez, was charged in absentia on Friday for allegedly using a broom to hit a vehicle whose occupants, aged 46, 75, and 80, were on their way to attend a family emergency. According to the police report, Sánchez Sánchez used the broom handle to repeatedly hit the vehicle’s front glass and hood.
The case was presented to Judge Jayleen González of the Aguadilla Tribunal, who found probable cause and imposed a $60,000 bond and issued an arrest warrant. Sánchez Sánchez was charged with elder abuse, aggravated damage, and possession and use of a blunt weapon. The investigation was led by Agent Luis Rodríguez Vargas of the Aguadilla Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC).