Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) personnel tracked down and arrested a juvenile suspect less than one hour after a home invasion Wednesday in the East Hall area. There were three victims – in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, respectively.
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HCSO investigators obtained arrest warrants charging Angel Juarez-Coreno, 15, of Gainesville, as an adult. He is facing three counts each of first-degree home invasion, armed robbery and exploitation of an elder person, all felonies. Juarez-Coreno is also charged with battery and hindering a 911 call (misdemeanors).
Deputies responded to the home invasion at approximately 11:15 a.m. at a residence in the 2000 block of
Oconee Circle. While some deputies met with the three female victims, others set up a perimeter with an
HCSO Warrant Service Unit K9 team beginning a track for the suspect. At approximately 12:15 p.m., the team located Juarez-Coreno at his residence in the 2700 block of Oconee Drive.
According to the preliminary investigation, Juarez-Coreno walked into the victims’ home without permission and flashed a bright light into their eyes. He slapped one victim in her face causing a nosebleed as she attempted to push him out of the house. Juarez-Coreno threatened to shoot everyone in the home before stealing a TV and one victim’s phone as she was calling 911. He then left the house.
The victims ages are 86, 76 and 65.
Following arrest and booking, HCSO personnel transported Juarez-Coreno to the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center.”