OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man is behind bars after he kidnapped and robbed a friend who he lured via social media and was identified as being the driver in a drive-by shooting five days later, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
On May 14, deputies received reports of a robbery in Kissimmee, and when they responded, deputies made contact with a victim who said he was kidnapped and robbed by a friend.
The victim told deputies his friend who he knew as “Glock,” later identified as 25-year-old Brian Nixon, asked if he wanted to hang out via Instagram chat.
The victim told deputies he agreed to meet Nixon. According to a report, Nixon picked the victim up in his vehicle with three other men inside.