PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A man has been arrested following an eight-hour crime spree along Forest Hill Boulevard in Palm Beach County, according to police.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said Nelson Navarrete-Arencibia started his spree at Casa Del Monte mobile home park, where he committed aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at around 7:03 p.m. Feb. 17.
By 7:24 p.m., Arencibia was at the Walgreens at the 6500 block of Forest Hill Boulevard where he committed armed robbery with a knife by threatening the cashier and demanding he leave with a fifth of Scotch.
He showed the knife to the cashier, saying, "I have this," and walked out with the alcohol without paying.
WPTV asked Walgreens for a copy of the surveillance video but was denied access. Walgreens said they are not pressing charges but the cashier says she would like to press charges.
Less than 30 minutes later at 7:50 p.m., Arencibia committed a stabbing at the Kwik Stop at the 6200 block of Forest Hill Boulevard.
Arencibia signaled to someone to come outside and stabbed the victim in the back.
Then, Arencibia proceeded to go back to Casa Del Monte mobile home park and committed arson at 2:55 a.m. Feb. 18.
He admitted to filling a water bottle with gasoline and setting a home ablaze. Arencibia proceeded to hop a fence to the Goodwill neraby and watch the house burn. Investigators say he smelled like gasoline and fire when they found him.
Arencibia faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, robbery with a firearm and first-degree arson.
Investigators say they are looking into the possibility that he committed other crimes. Arencibia is facing a $115,000 bond.
