A pizza delivery worker has been accused of forcefully entering a motel room with another person and stabbing a pregnant woman in front of her young child following a disagreement over a small tip.
The incident took place in Kissimmee, Florida, where 22-year-old Brianna Alvelo was charged with attacking the woman shortly after delivering a pizza to her room, as reported by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman gave Alvelo $50 on a $33.10 bill, expecting to receive $16.90 in change back.
After delivering the pizza, Alvelo attempted to leave, but the woman requested her change back. Alvelo informed her that they did not carry change as per company policy, according to official records.
The woman began searching for smaller denominations in two purses in her motel room and in her car, with Alvelo watching.
She got a smaller dollar bill from her boyfriend, with whom she was staying at the motel along with her five-year-old daughter.
It meant Alvelo’s tip ended up being $2. Alvelo ‘rolled her eyes and walked away without saying anything,’ the report seen by WESH said.
A short time later, the woman, her boyfriend and daughter were asleep when they heard a knock on their door at the Riviera Motel.
Brianna Alvelo, 22, has been charged with pushing her way into a motel room with an accomplice and stabbing a pregnant woman in front of her five-year-old daughter after a dispute over a lousy tip.
Alvelo, 22, was charged with stabbing the woman in her motel room in Kissimmee, Florida, a short time after delivering a pizza to her on Sunday, according to the Osceola County Sheriff
Alvelo had been delivering pizza from Marcos Pizza Shop to the the Riviera Motel in Kissimmee, Florida, near Orlando
Upon opening the door they were confronted by a woman, who authorities said was Alvelo, and an armed man, both wearing face masks, who pushed their way into the room.
The armed man ordered the boyfriend into the bathroom.
Alvelo rummaged through their belongings in the motel room and then stabbed the woman 14 times with a pocket knife as she shielded her daughter, the arrest report details.
The report states how the woman was stabbed in her chest, arms, legs, and stomach.
The two masked criminals ran from the motel along with a few stolen items.
Documents state the victim tried to get her phone but Alvelo took it and smashed it. The victim was allegedly left covered in blood and terrified.
Alvelo is facing charges of attempted murder, home invasion with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated assault with a weapon
Alvelo was quickly identified as the alleged suspect in the crime using surveillance footage
The episode began after the woman who ordered a pizza gave Alvelo $50 on a $33.10 bill, expecting to receive $16.90 in change back – but then gave her just a $2 tip
She was taken to a hospital where she underwent surgery for a ruptured lung. While there, she learned she was also a few weeks pregnant.
Alvelo was quickly identified as the alleged suspect in the crime using surveillance footage.
The car Alvelo used to deliver the pizza from Marcos Pizza Shop appeared on camera to be the same one used in the motel room invasion.
The pizza shop later confirmed Alvelo had been delivering pizzas for them that night.
Alvelo is facing charges of attempted murder, home invasion with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated assault with a weapon.
Ahead of a first appearance hearing on Thursday, she said in court papers that she couldn’t afford an attorney and asked one to be appointed for her.
Authorities have not yet publicly identified the male suspect.
