Suspect arrested in attempted drug theft

SPRING HILL –
A man suspected of trying to steal prescription medicine by threatening the victim with a knife turned himself in to authorities Thursday.

Aurelio Anthony Gonzalez, 27, of 29240 Glenwood St. in Brooksville, was booked at the Hernando County Jail on a charge of armed robbery.

Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the victim left the Hope Pain Management Clinic located at 1250 Mariner Blvd. with a prescription for oxycodone, according to the sheriff’s office.

He walked into the nearby Seven Hills Pharmacy, where he had his prescription filled, deputies said.

He encountered Krystyna Ingemi, another patient at the clinic, who asked him to sell her his pills, but he refused, according to an arrest report.

The victim continued walking and encountered Gonzalez, who pulled out a butterfly knife and told him to hand over the pills, deputies said.

The victim ran away and Gonzalez failed to catch up to him. He got into a maroon Mercury Sable, driven by Ingemi, and left the scene, according to the report.

The tag number was traced and the victim identified Gonzalez from a photo pack, deputies said.

The suspect arrived at the jail and admitted he was trying to steal the victim’s oxycodone, according to the report.