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Wualter Lagos, 18 – Photo courtesy of Lee County Sheriff’s Office. A man was arrested for robbing a woman at gunpoint in Lee County early this morning. Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Wualter Lagos, 18, for battery and robbery with a firearm near Palm Beach Boulevard and Waverly Avenue in Tice Saturday. According to the LCSO press release, Lagos held a female victim at gunpoint and demanded her personal belongings. A witness reported the crime to patrolling sheriff’s deputies a little after 2 a.m. Deputies responded to the scene and found the victim unharmed. The victim said she was approached by an unknown male, armed with a handgun and demanded she give him her belongings. The male then fled the scene in a black Mitsubishi Eclipse. Deputies found the suspected car and Lagos in the area shortly after and arrested him. Lagos is in jail with no posted bond on the LCSO website. Trust WINK News to update you as more information becomes available.