Idaho man wanted in ‘vicious assault on a sleeping victim’ arrested in Florida
A man wanted by the Boise Police Department in connection with a beating was arrested in Florida on Thursday.
According to a press release from the U.S. Marshals, Kentraviaen A. Tuff, 36, was arrested in Tallahassee by the U.S. Marshals of Florida/Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force and local agencies.
Tuff was wanted by the Boise Police Department on a possible charge of aggravated battery after an alleged “vicious assault on a sleeping victim,” according to the release. BPD requested help from the U.S. Marshals Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force, which then determined that Tuff had traveled to Tallahassee to see family, the release said.
Boise Police spokesperson Haley Williams told the Statesman in an email that the alleged incident occurred in the early morning on Dec. 10, 2018 and that the suspect and victim knew each other, having been out together at bars that night. Evidence suggested that Tuff punched the victim, an adult male, “multiple times in the face” at his residence, Williams said. The victim went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A warrant for Tuff’s arrest was issued in January following an investigation, Williams said.
Tuff was arrested at an apartment complex without incident, and he was found with a stolen gun and drugs, according to the marshals’ release.
Tuff was booked into the Leon County Jail on an out-of-state/fugitive charge of aggravated battery and local charges of possession of drugs without prescription, grand theft of a firearm, possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, possession of narcotic equipment and/or use and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a felon, according to the Leon County Jail roster.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
This story was originally published February 14, 2019 at 6:44 PM.
