MILTON, Florida (AP) --
A 69-year-old man rammed a pickup truck into his ex-wife's home and then ran her and her 85-year-old mother down as they tried to flee, killing them both, authorities said.
Carl Junices Bryan, who was arrested Sunday, was being held without bail on two counts of murder.
Sheriff's officials said Bryan drove his truck into Becky Ann Langford's home early Sunday, leaving a gaping hole in the corner of the house near her bedroom.
Langford, 59, and her mother, Queen Victoria Franklin, tried to get away but Bryan chased them down in the truck -- running one down, then the next, in the front yard, authorities said.
"He planned it out," said Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office spokesman Jerry Henderson. He said the center of Bryan's steering wheel was wrapped in rope, apparently to prevent the air bag from deploying.
Tire marks crisscrossed the front yard, a lamppost was flattened and two cars that had been parked in the driveway were smashed.
"I thought somebody just ran off the road and hit the (house)," said a neighbor, Keith Hines. "Then I came outside and saw the bodies. It doesn't make any sense."
Hines said he tried to help the victims, but Bryan threatened to shoot him and chased him away in his truck. Deputies said he also tried to run down arriving paramedics. Authorities said Bryan was arrested after his truck came to a stop nearby.
According to court records, Langford and Bryan divorced last March.
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