2 charged after Florida woman carjacked, killed on way to visit family

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A Florida woman worried that someone was following her before being murdered in an armed carjacking, according to authorities.

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According to CBS affiliate WKMG in Orlando, police say Katherine Altagracia Guerrero de Aguasvivas, 31, left her Homestead home in a white Dodge Durango to visit family on April 11 when she was followed by a green Acura while travelling north to Seminole County.

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She reportedly phoned her husband about the incident, and he advised her to keep driving and not stop. There were no calls to 911 about the incident, cops say.

However, just before 6 p.m., a driver directly behind the Acura filmed shocking footage of the armed carjacking of her vehicle when it was stopped at a red light. A masked bandit opened the SUV’s rear passenger door and entered before both vehicles made a U-turn at the intersection.

Investigators believe Aguasvivas was ordered at gunpoint to travel south until they reached Osceola County.

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According to Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma, witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing smoke rising from a burning vehicle around 7 p.m.

Police said officers found the SUV which was badly damaged and there was a body inside — later identified as Aguasvivas. Shell casings were also located on the ground.

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“There’s a lot of unknowns, a lot of things that will leave people scratching their head, and I think the biggest is ‘why’?” Lemma told WKMG. “This isn’t a random incident. They were ramming the car half a mile before that intersection.”

On Tuesday, authorities said two men, Jordanish “Jordan” Torres-Gracia and Kevin “Kevo” Ocasio Justiniano, both 28, were arrested and face federal charges of carjacking resulting in death.

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“It is likely, more likely than not, and I believe, it’s Kevo driving the green Acura, and Jordan holding the gun at the window committing the kidnapping,” Lemma alleged during an interview with NBC Miami. “We believe the most dangerous people connected with this case are now off our streets.”

The case has perplexed law enforcement as Aguavivas’ husband, who is not a suspect, is no longer cooperating in the case, while her brother has been caught lying to detectives multiple times.

However, the case may be tied to drugs following the arrest last week of Giovanni Crespo Hernandez, 27, who — besides her husband — is believed to be one of the last people to speak with Aguasvivas.

During a raid of Hernandez’s home, federal agents discovered fentanyl, Rolex watches, cash exceeding $10,000 and two firearms.

At the same time as the raid, Hernandez’s girlfriend, Monicsabel Romero Soto, was arrested in Osceola County while attempting to obtain three kilograms of cocaine.

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