LUTZ, Fla. (WFLA) — A 24-year-old South Carolina man was arrested early Sunday morning for traveling to Lutz, Florida, and attempting to carry out a hostage scenario he had been planning for more than eight months, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies said Phillip A. Thomas II had been stalking a Lutz resident for the past few years on social media. Thomas reportedly admitted he traveled to Florida overnight with plans to take the resident hostage.
Property records show the home is owned by Daria Berenato, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter and current World Wrestling Entertainment star, who goes by the ring name “Sonya Deville.”
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