Police officers found Yacov Levi sitting on a chair at the beach behind the Solimar condominium in Surfside, but the scene was far from serene. — Surfside Police Department officers’ body-cam video shows the arrest of an armed man who was accused of threatening men over access to a beach chair.
Police officers found Yacov Levi sitting on a chair at the beach behind the Solimar condominium in Surfside, but the scene was far from serene.
The 50-year-old man stands accused of using a drill to dig a hole for beach umbrellas to attack men on Wednesday, at 9559 Collins Ave., according to a Surfside police officer’s arrest report.
Two men reported Levi “became irate” when he learned the chairs were only for residents, according to police.
Levi “grabbed a beach umbrella and attempted to hit” a man, and he “grabbed a drill and charged at” another man, according to police.
“I am going to kill you,” Levi told the man, according to the police arrest report.
Police officers reported “Levi was refusing to comply ... remained seated on the beach chair,” and he kicked a police officer during his arrest.
Miami-Dade corrections booked Levi on Wednesday night at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Levi faced new charges of attempted aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, battery on a police officer, and criminal mischief.
Court records show Levi has an arrest record in Miami Beach. In 2018, he was arrested for burglary and petit theft.
In 2023, he was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior, grand theft, battery, and charges related to resisting arrest. He was accused of trying to steal a Jet Ski while naked.
Court records showed Levi’s bond court hearing was on Thursday, but video of the hearing showed that he refused to appear and was too aggressive, so the judge set his next bond hearing for Friday.
The 2018 and 2023 cases were dropped. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez was set to preside over the new case.
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Local 10 News Photojournalist Tim McFarland and Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.
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