A Leesburg man suffered facial swelling in a pepper spray attack at his home.
The attack occurred at about 10 p.m. Jan. 28 at the man’s residence in the 11500 block of Harbor Road. The man returned home and found his female roommate in a car with 37-year-old Corey Ulmer of Eustis, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim said that Ulmer got out of the car and approached him in an aggressive manner. Ulmer asked if the man had “a problem.”
The homeowner ordered Ulmer to get off of his property to which Ulmer said, “I got something for you.” Ulmer pulled out a can of pepper spray and sprayed the victim in the face. The victim retreated to his house with Ulmer following him into the house while continuing to spray him in the face. Ulmer fled before deputies arrived on the scene.
The deputies were unable to find Ulmer that night so the matter was assigned to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office detective who obtained an arrest warrant charging Ulmer with armed burglary .
Ulmer was arrested on Tuesday in Umatilla and was taken to the Lake County Jail where he posted $25,000 bond and was released.
