infoFlorida man arrested for abusing 12-year-old girl; claims he acted in self defense

Florida man arrested for abusing 12-year-old girl; claims he acted in self defense

Robert Royce Overlock, 41, was arrested Friday night at his home at 719 Lee St. in Wildwood after a 12-year-old girl said he pulled her hair and punched her several times in the face with his fist, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. She said Overlock grabbed her wrists but she was able to break free. She ran out the front door and she and her 11-year-old brother walked to another home. She had \u00e2\u0080\u009ca fresh red bruise approximately two inches wide on her left arm above her wrist,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the report said.

Overlock said he did not hit the girl, but claimed he was \u00e2\u0080\u009cwas acting in self defense by grabbing her wrists.\u00e2\u0080\u009d He was booked on $1,000 bond at the Sumter County Detention Center.