{"id":18086,"date":"2025-01-12T16:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18086"},"modified":"2025-01-12T16:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T16:54:59","slug":"enraged-tourist-beats-bystander-to-death-with-fire-extinguisher-in-whacked-out-florida-motel-flap-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18086","title":{"rendered":"Enraged tourist beats bystander to death with fire extinguisher in whacked-out Florida motel flap: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An unhinged tourist from Chile beat a man to death with a fire extinguisher \u2014 all because the victim tried to calm him down as he was getting kicked out of a Florida motel, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Piero Estefano But-Castillo, 25, fatally stomped and pounded Robert Krusinowski, 55, at a Quality Inn in Kissimmee, Florida on Wednesday, according to the Osceola County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>But-Castillo had just arrived in the United States on a 90-day tourist visa from Chile on Jan.1,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/chilean-man-tourist-visa-arrested-deadly-beating-kissimmee-motel-sheriff-says?taid=6781b4cf48a9f0000157cf1d&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Fox35 report<\/a>ed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"34412664\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34412664\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?w=954\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 2000w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?resize=56,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 56w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?resize=54,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 54w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?resize=145,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 145w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?resize=150,161&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525678.jpg?resize=47,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 47w\" alt=\"Piero Estefano But-Castillo, 25, ruthlessly beat an older man to death, according to the sheriff's office.\" width=\"550\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"34412664\" \/><figcaption>Piero Estefano But-Castillo, 25, ruthlessly beat an older man to death, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<span class=\"credit\">FOX 35<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The alleged maniac flew off the handle when he was told that he would be evicted from the motel \u2014 and the victim was attempting to curb his rage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn an effort to calm him down, our victim \u2026 was unarmed, just trying to de-escalate the situation,\u201d Sheriff Marcus Lopez said at a press conference Friday, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff\u2019s deputies arrived at the scene to find But-Castillo stomping on the already severely beaten older man.<\/p>\n<p>Krusinowski was known around the motel as a longtime resident who would help motel staffers with maintenance tasks, Fox35 reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nyp-editor-universal-promo\">\n<div class=\"universal-promo__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The victim suffered severe head trauma and died at the 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/piero-estefano-but-castillo-25-96525705.jpg?resize=50,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"But-Castillo had been in the United States for roughly a week before he allegedly murdered an innocent man.\" width=\"600\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"34412666\" \/><figcaption>But Castillo had been in the United States for roughly a week before he allegedly murdered an innocent man.<span class=\"credit\">FOX 35<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\">\n<div><button class=\"social-icons__icon social-icons__icon--comments social-icons__icon--comments--has-count social-icons__icon--comments--inline\" title=\"comment\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Post a comment.\"><span class=\"social-icons__icon--comments__count\">496<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"comments-inline-cta__wrap\">What do you think?\u00a0<a class=\"comments-inline-cta__button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/10\/us-news\/enraged-tourist-beats-bystander-to-death-with-fire-extinguisher-in-whacked-out-florida-motel-flap-cops\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawHw0whleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZQD59qxVT4cJj6So1Lz7291dN5ybXgiUIjnVE8HtkRsYRWDgX5A8xdtbw_aem_WfZFoJ38PZWnOsyUN8J_yg#spotim-specific\">Post a comment.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese savage attacks aren\u2019t going to go unpunished here,\u201d Sheriff Lopez said at the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>But-Castillo is being held without bond and faces charges including premeditated murder, resisting an officer with violence, battery, and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; An unhinged tourist from Chile beat a man to death with a fire extinguisher \u2014 all because the victim tried to calm him down as he was getting &hellip; 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