{"id":347,"date":"2026-05-15T07:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:33:43","slug":"key-largo-man-gets-prison-for-trying-to-execute-roommate-with-crossbow-over-vodka-in-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"Key Largo man gets prison for trying to \u2018execute\u2019 roommate with crossbow over vodka in trash"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>KEY LARGO, Fla. \u2014 A Key Largo man was given a more than six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to trying to kill his roommate with a crossbow.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=345\">Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies said George Henry Balboni, 61, hatched a plan to kill his roommate, whom he described as a \u201cparasite,\u201d after the 69-year-old \u201cwent through his trash\u201d and \u201cfound vodka\u201d two days prior to the Sept. 16 murder attempt in the 700 block of Largo Road.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Wednesday that he pleaded no contest to attempted first-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said Balboni \u201cformulated a plan in advance and used a false medical complaint to lure the victim into a vehicle before carrying out the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=343\">Landscaper electrocuted by live wire in Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce the victim was seated in the vehicle, Balboni fired a crossbow bolt at close range, striking the victim near the ear,\u201d prosecutors said in a news release. \u201cThe victim sustained a head injury but survived the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The victim was able to disarm Balboni.<\/p>\n<p>In the release, Monroe County Chief Assistant State Attorney Joseph Mansfield called the attack a \u201ccalculated and premeditated attempt to execute another person using a crossbow, carried out through deception and aimed directly at the victim\u2019s head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only reason we are not discussing a homicide is because the defendant failed in his attempt and the victim fought back,\u201d Mansfield said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=341\">Detectives search for missing Pompano Beach woman who suffers from mental illness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Balboni received a 78-month sentence with credit for 213 days served.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Key Largo man was given a more than six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to trying to kill his roommate with a crossbow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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