MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A South Florida man has pleaded guilty to attacking a Miami Beach doctor at Mount Sinai Medical Center last year.

Ventura Perez Del Castillo admitted to body-slamming Dr. Steven Silvers during a confrontation last October -- an attack that was caught on surveillance video.

The dispute was reportedly stemming from a prescription given to Perez Del Castillo’s mother.

According to his arrest report, when police arrived to the hospital after the attack, they located Del Castillo Perez, who was crying and struggling to catch his breath.

“Defendant stated he was upset about what Doctor Silvers had prescribed his mother and wanted to advise him that he was committing malpractice and also wanted to show him his bad Yelp reviews,” the arrest report stated. “The defendant advised that he then went to the elevator to leave, and Dr. Silvers followed. The defendant stated that Dr. Silvers had his foot on the elevator door and attempted to grab his phone. The defendant stated that he then picked up the doctor and body slammed him in self-defense.”

Perez Del Castillo will serve one year in the county jail followed by two years of house arrest.

Man sentenced following attack on Miami Beach doctor

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