Edwin Guzman (Volusia County Sheriff”s Office).
A Florida boyfriend apparently mad about a breakup with his girlfriend allegedly injected bleach into her Tito’s vodka bottle and facial products.
Edwin Guzman, 23, stands accused of poisoning food, water or medicine with intent to kill or injure, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.
The victim and Guzman had been in a relationship and cohabiting for approximately two years before they parted ways, as detailed in a probable cause arrest affidavit. On Monday, the victim, accompanied by her uncle, returned to Guzman’s residence to collect her remaining belongings, which included a bottle of Tito’s vodka and some skincare products.
“He has all my stuff on the floor, literally in the driveway,” she told cops.
They went back to her uncle’s house and decided to take a shot of the vodka.
“Immediately after [the uncle] took his shot, he spit it out and stated there was bleach mixed in the vodka,” cops wrote.
The victims also realized bleach was in her facial products, per the affidavit. They called deputies.
“Instantly, the minute I put it in my mouth, it just reeked of bleach,” the uncle recounted to cops.
Deputies had the woman call Guzman and they allegedly heard him admit to putting the bleach in her items.
Guzman was detained and transported to the Volusia County Jail, subsequently posting a $20,000 bond for his release. He opted not to converse with deputies without legal representation. The court appointed him a public defender. His following court appearance is slated for August 7.
