LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - An 83-year-old couple was robbed by a thief with a knife, who also forced them to drop him off at an area hotel.

John Pankavich and his wife, Joan, say they were sleeping Sunday morning when a man woke them up in their bedroom around 4:00 a.m.

The couple says the suspect, 33-year-old Brett Wentela, waived a knife at them inside their Thompson Avenue home, holding the couple at knifepoint for four hours.

According to an arrest report, Wentela took $600 in cash, a $600 laptop, a $500 class ring and six pairs of boxer shorts.

Deputies say the suspect then forced the couple to drive him to the Wonderland Motel in North Fort Myers.

A detailed description by the Pankavichs and other witnesses led investigators to Wentela, who is being charged with kidnapping and home invasion with a weapon.