Remains In Delray Medical Center Jail Unit.
BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — While the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t publicly identified the man accused of stealing a Boca Isles South security vehicle, then crashing it — and burning it — in front of a nearby PBSO substation, BocaNewsNow.com has learned that a community resident was arrested in the hours after the incident.
Jose Rene Ordonez of the 10500 block of East Key Drive was officially booked into the Delray Medical Center jail unit just hours after the Tuesday night incident. BocaNewsNow.com has learned that the driver of the vehicle that crashed was injured and transported to an area hospital.
Sources familiar with the incident say that a Boca Isles South security guard saw something suspicious Tuesday evening and investigated — apparently confronting a man who may have been attempting to enter a home that was not his. That man, according to sources, fled — taking the Boca Isles South security vehicle, a Ford Explorer — and fleeing the scene. The driver turned north on Cain Blvd., east on Yamato, north on U.S. 441, then ultimately crashed head-on into another vehicle at Clint Moore and 441. That’s right in front of the PBSO District 7 substation. The vehicle burned.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue issued this statement to BocaNewsNow.com just after the incident: “”At approximately 6:55, PBCFR Units were dispatched to the intersection of Clint Moore Road and SR 7 for a vehicle accident with fire. 911 callers stated a vehicle was involved in a head-on crash with a tree and caught fire with flames showing. Initial arriving units found a private security vehicle vs tree with smoke but no active flames. Crews used a Thermal Imaging Camera to visualize a large heat source coming from the engine compartment. They used a hoseline to ensure that there was no additional fire. One person was transported to a local hospital. PBSO is investigating this incident.”
Ordonez is no stranger to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Ordonez, 33, was arrested in October of 2022 for criminal mischief. Prosecutors ultimately dismissed the charge. He was cited in February of 2023 for driving without a license, driving improperly, careless driving, driving on a sidewalk, and improper operation of a vehicle on certain roads. Those charges remain open.
Ordonez is now charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle. He is being held on $3,000 bond while being treated for unspecified injuries at Delray Medical Center.
The stupidity asks the question of what the parents were doing to raise an idiot of a child.
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