Cops: Florida Man Killed, Dismembered Uber Eats Driver

'This was demonic,' sheriff says
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Apr 26, 2023 12:37 PM CDT
Sheriff: Uber Eats Driver Killed, Dismembered
This undated photo released by the Pasco County, Fla., Sheriff's Office shows Oscar Solis Jr., who is charged with killing an Uber Eats driver during a delivery.   (Pasco County Sheriff's Office via AP)

A Florida man is charged with murder and other offenses in the slaying and dismemberment of an Uber Eats driver who had brought food to the assailant's house, authorities said Tuesday. Oscar Solis Jr., 30, is charged with killing the driver during a delivery Wednesday, April 19, at a home in Holiday, Florida, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said at a news conference, per the AP. . The remains were found at the house in trash bags and a cooler, which also contained a receipt with Solis' name on it, according to a police affidavit.

"This was a horrific crime of passion," Nocco told reporters. "This was demonic. What he did was demonic." Solis faces charges of murder while engaged in a robbery, failure to register as a convicted felon and for a parole violation, jail records show. Solis was released from an Indiana prison in January after serving four years for an assault and burglary conviction, Nocco said. He moved to the Florida home about three months ago. The 6-foot-4, 315-pound Solis worked security at a strip club, according to the affidavit. Evidence collected in the case includes blood found around the house and a key fob belonging to the victim found on Solis' dresser, on top of his wallet.

The affidavit also says the victim's car was found abandoned a short distance away. Inside were a trash bag containing blood-soaked rags and towels, a Door Dash bag like one the victim carried and an employment time card with Solis' name on it. Investigators also obtained surveillance video showing the victim making the food delivery and, later, two Hispanic men carrying heavy trash bags outside. The other man has not been charged. The victim was reported missing by his wife after he never came home from his Uber Eats deliveries. Uber told investigators the victim's last reported location was at the Solis home.
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