A Charlotte County man who climbed through a bedroom window to rob a home in 2024, then tried to peddle the stolen jewelry to his victim's neighbors, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison as a habitual felony offender. Anel Angel Estremera was already on probation for two earlier burglary convictions when he committed the break-in, and deputies ultimately caught him after he fled from a tricycle; a Taser was found in his possession.
According to Gulf Coast News, Estremera entered the home through a bedroom window while the residents were away, making off with a wallet from a child's bedroom along with jewelry, tools and firearms. He then reportedly tried to sell some of the stolen items to people living near the crime scene, and those neighbors contacted law enforcement rather than take the deal, which set the investigation in motion.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office identified Estremera as a suspect and set up surveillance at a residence he was known to frequent, per the same report. Deputies spotted him riding a tricycle and moved in, but Estremera ran. When deputies caught up with him, they recovered the child's stolen wallet, the stolen jewelry and a Taser on his person.
A Long List of Charges and Concurrent Sentences
Estremera was adjudicated guilty on multiple counts stemming from the 2024 case, the station's report notes. He received 15 years in prison for burglary of a dwelling and must pay full restitution, plus 10 years each for grand theft of a dwelling and grand theft with a firearm. He also drew 15-year sentences for possession of an electric weapon by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and dealing in stolen property, along with credit for time served on a charge of resisting an officer without violence. As part of the sentence, he must forfeit the electric weapon, and per the same account, all of the sentences will run concurrently.
Under Florida Statute § 810.02, burglary of an unoccupied dwelling is ordinarily a second-degree felony carrying a standard statutory maximum of 15 years in prison before any enhancements, according to Woolsey Morcom. Because Estremera was designated a habitual felony offender under Florida Statute § 775.084, the enhancement could increase potential statutory maximums for his second-degree felonies from 15 to 30 years, a designation that applies to defendants with two or more prior felony convictions who reoffend within five years of a prior conviction or release from prison.
Felon-in-Possession Charges Carried Their Own Weight
The Taser found on Estremera at his arrest triggered its own serious exposure under state law. Florida Statute § 790.23 makes it a second-degree felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, for a convicted felon to possess any firearm, ammunition or electric weapon such as a Taser, according to Pumphrey Law. Florida law strictly bars anyone with a prior felony conviction from possessing stun devices or loose ammunition, which is why the Taser deputies found on Estremera added separate felony counts on top of the burglary and theft charges.
Old Cases Caught Up With Him Too
Estremera's new arrest did more than add fresh charges — it also unraveled the probation he was already serving. He had been previously placed on probation for two other burglary cases, and per Gulf Coast News, he was separately sentenced for violation of probation tied to those cases. His 2021 burglary case had included 15 years in prison for burglary of a dwelling and 94.725 months for grand theft of a dwelling, while his 2022 case carried a 94.72-month term; all of those sentences will also run concurrently with each other and with his new 15-year sentence.
That outcome was made possible by a basic feature of Florida criminal procedure: a probation violation allows a court to revoke probation entirely and resentence a defendant up to the maximum term originally allowable by law for the underlying offense, according to Hubbs Law.
Who Prosecuted the Case
Assistant State Attorneys Tracy Detzel and Kyle Rozanski prosecuted the 2024 burglary and theft charges, while Assistant State Attorney Christopher Stone managed the probation violations stemming from Estremera's 2021 and 2022 cases, according to the State Attorney's Office 20th Judicial Circuit. The prosecution was brought by the Office of the State Attorney for Florida's 20th Judicial Circuit, led by State Attorney Amira Fox, which serves Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties, as reported by WGCU News. The 20th Judicial Circuit is the largest by geographic area in Florida, covering more than 5,400 square miles across those five Southwest Florida counties.
A Notable Case for a Low-Crime County
Cases involving repeat felony offenders recovered with firearms and electric weapons still draw substantial attention from local law enforcement and prosecutors.
