MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami-Dade man was arrested Wednesday after police said he headbutted his girlfriend and then struck her with a wooden makeup box following a verbal argument at their apartment, authorities said.
According to a Miami-Dade police arrest report, Jose Cebey, 54, is facing two separate charges of aggravated battery with great bodily harm and battery.
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Authorities said Cebey and his girlfriend were involved in a verbal argument around 3:40 p.m. at their apartment while a maintenance worker was fixing the door of their home.
Police said the argument escalated when Cebey headbutted the victim in the living room of their apartment.
After the victim left the living room, Cebey followed the victim to her bedroom, grabbed her by the ears and said, “Shut up b----.”
After the verbal dispute continued between the couple, Cebey came back to the bedroom and threw a wooden makeup box at the victim’s face, causing a laceration on the left side of her forehead, police said.
Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived at the scene and transported the victim to Baptist Health Hospital, where she received liquid stitches for her injury.
MDFR transported Cebey to South Miami Hospital after he complained about having an injury to his rib area from a previous motorcycle accident, according to police.
After being discharged from the hospital, Cebey was brought into the MDPD’s Special Victim’s Bureau for questioning where he denied all allegations made against him by the victim.
Police said Cebey was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Cebey can be seen with a black eye and cuts on his face in his arrest photo, but it is unclear if he sustained those bruises during Wednesday’s incident.