Three people are charged with kidnapping after a break-in at a home on Mooney Road near Fort Walton Beach led to a man being beaten and forced into a car.

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say the victims reported a group of masked, armed individuals entering the home around 2:45 a.m. May 12th, hitting and pepper spraying one of the residents, then forcing him into a car and beating him again at a trailer on Carlos Drive. He managed to escape and get to a convenience store on Racetrack Road, where deputies found him bruised and bleeding. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

He told deputies the intruders said they were looking for someone, but he didn’t have answers to their questions.

As deputies were investigating at the Mooney Road location, three of the individuals involved were spotted returning to the home and immediately detained.

27-year old Joe Trejo and 30-year old Lennys Cotto, both of Ocala, are charged with armed burglary and kidnapping. 17-year old Kaylynn Corsi of Eustis (no photo available) is charged with kidnapping and providing a false name to law enforcement.

“These arrests are the result of a very rapid response and excellent work by our night shift patrol deputies and our investigators. They had to deal with multiple crime scenes and a complex evolving situation, and the outcome is commendable,” said Sheriff Eric Aden.

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