After failing to get through a Florida Keys checkpoint himself, Alexander Sardinas allegedly threatened to hurt a teen driver if she did not take him through.
Sardinas and the woman both live on the Keys, the sheriff's office said, but they were turned away at the checkpoint because they didn't have appropriate ID. Not long after, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper saw they arguing on the side of the highway and gave them a ride to Florida City.
The pair then made their way to a grocery store parking lot, where they approached the 17-year-old, whose car had Monroe County license plates and a hurricane reentry sticker, revealing she lived on the Florida Keys."Sardinas threatened to hurt the victim if she refused. Sardinas threatened to hurt the victim if she touched her cell phone," the sheriff's office said.
She was afraid and complied, getting them past the checkpoint after showing her drivers' license, authorities said. After dropping Sardinas off at a gas station and the woman off at a pharmacy, the girl called a family member, who then called police. Detectives then began searching the area, and the highway patrol trooper who earlier gave Sardinas and the woman a ride heard their description over police radio and was able to identify them. They were then interviewed by detectives and provided conflicting accounts about how they met the girl, the sheriff's office said.
Meanwhile, the teen identified Sardinas from a photo lineup as the man who threatened her, the sheriff's office said. He was booked into jail in Key West, where he remains on $50,000 bond.
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