Overview
- Deputies say a woman walking alone at Tiger Shores Beach late Thursday was attacked from behind, dragged into the ocean, and held underwater until she lost consciousness.
- After waking up, the victim walked more than a mile to Stuart Beach, where a deputy found her wet and bruised and began the investigation.
- Detectives canvassed the area for two days before Port St. Lucie police alerted them to a suicidal man who claimed he had killed a woman, leading to the suspect’s identification.
- According to the sheriff’s office, Said Alexander Hernandez-Gonzalez told investigators he attacked because he was angry, believed the victim was dead, then smoked marijuana and drank vodka, and he expressed no remorse.
- Hernandez-Gonzalez is charged with attempted first-degree murder, is held in the Martin County Jail without bond, has an ICE detainer, and a roommate told WPBF she was shocked as reporters found no local criminal record.