Fighter who beat neighbors was released after attacks and was only arrested the next day

Fighter Lucas Portela Fontana Gomes was arrested this Friday (6). He had been released after attacking residents of a building in Tijuca, on Thursday (5).

According to reports, Lucas broke into apartments and beat up neighbors on Avenida Maracanã. A 40-year-old woman was attacked with punches and rear-naked choke in an elevator.

During the police action, Lucas resisted and tried to grab a police officer's gun. He was hit in the legs by shots fired by two agents.

After receiving medical attention, the fighter was released at the Flagrantes Center. The arrest was ordered after the police analyzed the images from the elevator.

Jiu-jitsu fighter Lucas Portela Fontana Gomes was released after being taken to the Civil Police Flagrant Center following attacks on residents of a building in Tijuca, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, in the early hours of Thursday (5). He was only arrested this Friday (6), after the 18th DP (Praça da Bandeira) took over the investigation and requested his arrest from the courts.

TV Globo found that, at the police station, Lucas claimed not to remember anything.

Lucas was accused of breaking into apartments and beating residents of a condominium on Avenida Maracanã. In one of the attacks, a 40-year-old woman was attacked inside an elevator with punches and “rear naked chokes”.

The Military Police and Municipal Guard were called to the building. During the approach, Lucas resisted arrest and, according to the report of one of the police officers involved in the incident, tried to grab a military police officer's revolver.

The agents tried to use a stun gun, which did not work the first time. Two military police officers fired, each hitting one of Lucas' legs.

Even though he was injured, he continued to resist. The stun gun was used again and this time it worked. Lucas was handcuffed and taken to medical care.

After leaving the hospital, the fighter was taken to the Civil Police Flagrant Center. At the time, the case was considered “of less offensive potential”, and Lucas was released.

TV Globo found that the images of the elevator were not yet in the possession of the police. Medical reports on the victims also only appeared later.

Subsequently, the investigation was carried out by the 18th DP. The police station had access to images from the elevator that recorded one of the attacks and asked the court for Lucas' arrest.

The arrest was ordered, and the fighter was arrested this Friday morning.

The case happened during the early hours of Thursday in a condominium on Avenida Maracanã. According to the investigation, Lucas broke into apartments and attacked an elderly woman in the building.

One of the victims, aged 56, had gone up to the 3rd floor to check what was happening. She found Lucas in the elevator and was attacked.

The woman managed to leave the condominium and received assistance from the Fire Department. She was taken to the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital.

The case is investigated by the 18th DP (Praça da Bandeira).