BARTOW, Fla. - A Lee County murder suspect was caught in Polk County over the weekend after leading Florida deputies on chase that led to a crash with a cruiser and a pole.

Leosbey Cuesta De Armas was wanted in Lee County after a deadly stabbing in a Lehigh Acres home on Saturday, November 8.

What we know:

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said he broke into the Lehigh Acres home where his ex was staying with her children to help friends put up Christmas decorations. He said he was hiding in a pantry waiting to attack.

"The resident of the home noticed the door seemed stuck, then she saw the suspect glaring at her holding a knife," Sheriff Marceno said at a news conference. "The witness screamed in terror as the suspect ran past her and attacked the victim."

He said he got on top o

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