Alejandro Cruz accused of attacking 73-year-old mother

Former press aide to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen arrested

MIAMI – A former congressional aide to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, D-Fla., is facing battery charges after he attacked his 73-year-old mother, police said.

Alejandro Cruz was arrested Saturday morning on a charge of aggravated battery.

The former press aide made his first appearance in bond court Monday.

"I am unemployed now," Cruz revealed in court. "I stopped working. I resigned. I was forced to resign my 20-year job in Congress in September 2013."

According to the arrest report, Cruz got into a fight with his father and when his mother stepped in, he threw a speaker at her.

Police said the woman fell and possibly broke her hip. She also suffered a cut to her eye.

Ros-Lehtinen's office has not replied to a request by Local 10 News for comment.

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