MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Two more arrests have been made in connection with a Molotov cocktail attack in southwest Miami-Dade that left a teenage girl severely burned last year, authorities confirmed.
According to jail records, Rosita Ashlee Villarreal, 33, and Adrien Perez, 19, both of Homestead, were taken into custody on Thursday in connection with the firebombing that occurred at a home near the 27000 block of Southwest 143rd Street in the county’s Naranja area on March 25, 2025.
Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the attack left a teen girl burned on nearly half of her body after a “makeshift incendiary” device exploded inside the family’s living room.
They also confirmed that several children were inside the home at the time of the attack.
Authorities have already arrested Yang Chiong, 36, and Ricardo Alberto Munoz Manriquez, 32, accusing them of planning and carrying out the attack following a history of domestic disputes involving the victims’ household.
According to an arrest report, detectives tied Perez to the crime through surveillance video and purchase records connected to the materials used to make the Molotov cocktail.
Investigators said a pink and an orange glass torch mason jar, along with a cigarette lighter, were purchased at a Dollar General store at 22500 SW 112th Ave. around 6:50 p.m. on March 25, 2025, a little less than six miles from the victims’ home.
They said surveillance video captured a man and woman selecting the items and paying with a cellphone using a “tap-to-pay feature.”
Store records showed the transaction was linked to a Navy Federal Credit Union account. Deputies later identified Perez as the buyer.
Detectives said Perez waived his Miranda rights and provided a sworn statement admitting he purchased the jars and lighter at the request of his uncle, later identified as Chiong.
They said Perez told investigators he borrowed Chiong’s GMC pickup truck for what he described as a “double date” and left his white 2015 Kia Forte with his uncle.
According to the report, Perez said Chiong called him and asked him to buy the glass jars and, later, a lighter. He went to the store with his girlfriend and was captured on CCTV video making the purchases with his bank card.
After buying the items, the report stated that Perez said he delivered them to Chiong before going to Chili’s Bar and Grill at the Coral Reef location to meet up with friends.
Later that night, Perez told detectives, Villarreal, who they identified as Chiong’s girlfriend, arrived at the restaurant with another man to exchange vehicles, returning Perez’s Kia and taking Chiong’s GMC pickup truck," according to the report.
Perez said that days later, Chiong and Villarreal showed him a news clip about the house fire and “bragged” that they were responsible, the report stated.
Deputies said he told investigators he did not know the items he purchased would be used to harm the family, but realized their purpose after seeing the report.
Detectives also said Perez showed them text messages from Chiong sent about a month before the fire that included a photo of the victim’s driver’s license, a Google Maps image of the home and instructions to photograph license plates at the home.
They said Perez’s cellphone was later submitted for forensic examination.
Authorities later located Villarreal at a home in southwest Miami-Dade and detained her. After waiving her Miranda rights, she gave a sworn statement about her movements the day of the fire.
According to the report, Villarreal told detectives she was picked up near South Dixie Highway and Southwest 272nd Street by Munoz and another man in Perez’s Kia Forte. She said she later drove the Kia to Chili’s at the Coral Reef location, where the group met Perez and exchanged vehicles.
She told investigators that the following day, Munoz called her and said he and Valencia were responsible for setting the fire at the victims’ home and that he had driven Perez’s vehicle there.
Earlier arrests in the case include Chiong and Munoz Manriquez, who face seven counts of attempted felony murder, as well as charges of first-degree arson and throwing a deadly missile. Munoz Manriquez also faces a charge of animal cruelty. Authorities said the family dog was injured in the blaze.
Investigators determined the fire was intentionally set after finding fragments of a mason jar, a partially burned wick, and damage to a window consistent with a projectile being thrown into the home.
A motive for the attack has not been released.
Records show Villarreal and Perez each face one count of first-degree arson and conspiracy.
As of Friday morning, both suspects were being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where their bond was listed at $5,000 each.
A judge ordered them to stay away away from all of the victims and the home where the crime occurred.
Munoz Manriquez and Chiong remained held without bond. Munoz Manriquez is being held at the Metrowest Detention Center, and Chiong is being held at a jail outside of Miami-Dade County.
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