MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Gardens police said Tuesday evening that a “person of interest has been identified for questioning” in the case of a sexual battery on the Florida Memorial University campus over the weekend.
According to police, it happened just after 7 a.m. Sunday. Authorities said the suspect jumped over a fence to gain access to the campus.
Police said the victim, a student here on a visa from Colombia, “was waiting at a bus stop when she noticed an unknown male whistling at her.”
They said in fear, she “walked back onto school grounds toward her dormitory” as the suspect “followed her and pinned her against a building door,” then sexually battered her.
Local 10 News was there as a man who matched the suspect’s description was taken into custody on Tuesday. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he was the person of interest referenced by police Tuesday evening.
Neighbors said the man officers took into custody has been lurking around the area for weeks.
“It fit the description: the black, all-black hoodie,” resident Myra Passmore said. “It’s the same attire and again the same individual that I just saw enter the car that pretty much matched that description and it’s the same person.”
Police said they’ve stepped up patrols around campus. Residents said they want more.
“I feel as though we don’t have enough patrolling over here and I’ve been very vocal about that in the past,” Passmore said.
Police did not identify the person of interest and said they had “no additional information available.”
Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
