A suspect has been located and is charged in the death of 67-year-old Warren Vorhies. Orange County police had reached out to the Central Florida LGBT community for help in tracking down Francis Ambach, 50, because both men were known to frequent area gay bars.
Ambach was booked into the Marion County jail on five charges: fleeing police, grand theft auto, commercial burglary, driving without a license and resisting arrest. Detective Dorothy Rivera with the Orange County Sheriff’s office said Ambach will be charged with homicide in relation to Vorhies’ death.
A witness called 911 on May 24 to report Vorhies was found in his Manitou, Orlando home, not breathing. When police responded, they found him dead and determined he was the victim of a homicide. Rivera says they know how he died but are not releasing those details.
Police say Vorhies was last seen on the evening of May 22 with Ambach. They released a photo and composite sketch to local media and canvassed area bars in their effort to track him down.
The men also had a prior relationship.
“According to witnesses, the person of interest was staying with the victim for about two weeks,” Rivera says.
