MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A man accused in a kidnapping investigation that ended with a violent crash and injuries in Miami-Dade County is also facing charges in two other recent cases, including one involving allegations that he drove away with a man trapped in the bed of his pickup truck, according to multiple arrest reports obtained by Local 10 News.
Authorities identified the suspect as 29-year-old Ronald Trayvon Kelly, of Miami-Dade’s Brownsville area.
Investigators said Kelly was arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase involving the Florida Highway Patrol and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office ended with his red Dodge pickup truck overturned near Northwest 86th Terrace and Northwest 18th Avenue.
According to an FHP arrest report, troopers received a be-on-the-lookout alert around 7 p.m. for an “abduction” that had occurred in Miami Gardens.
Authorities said the victim, who was allegedly being held against his will inside Kelly’s truck, called 911 and provided real-time location updates.
Troopers said Kelly sped through a construction zone, nearly hitting a worker, drove into oncoming traffic and reached speeds of about 80 mph in a 30 mph zone while fleeing from law enforcement.
Authorities said an FHP trooper ultimately performed a successful PIT maneuver, causing the truck to overturn onto its side. The victim was “immediately removed from danger,” according to the report.
They said both Kelly and the victim were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center as a precaution.
On Thursday morning, Cynthia Hulett showed Local 10 what’s left of her car that Kelly smashed into
“I came outside (and) my car was all messed up,” she said.
Jail records show Kelly is facing one count each of kidnapping/conspiracy and aggravated fleeing or eluding causing injury or death in that case.
Kelly was also arrested Wednesday in a separate case out of Miami Gardens tied to an incident outside of Hard Rock Stadium, according to a second arrest report.
Police said officers responded to the stadium after receiving reports that a red Dodge Ram possibly connected to a burglary investigation had returned to the scene.
Investigators said a man attempted to photograph the truck and look into the bed for possible stolen property when Kelly suddenly drove away from Gate 14 with the victim still inside the truck bed.
According to the report, the truck entered the Florida’s Turnpike at a high rate of speed while the victim remained trapped in the back.
The victim told detectives he climbed fully into the truck bed for safety and realized the occupants knew he was there after they opened the rear sliding window, the report states.
The victim said the occupants repeatedly told him to jump out, but he feared “serious bodily injury” because of the truck’s speed and could not safely escape.
After being advised of his Miranda rights, Kelly admitted he was at the stadium and said he “heard a bang” coming from the back of the truck before driving away, according to the report.
Kelly told detectives he later realized the victim was in the truck bed but did not stop because he feared for his safety after allegedly being threatened by the victim.
Police said Kelly is facing one count of false imprisonment in that case.
They said Kelly is also facing charges in a separate Miami Police Department investigation stemming from an April domestic dispute involving the mother of his child.
According to that arrest report, the woman told police she went to Kelly’s home on April 5 to pick up their child when Kelly confronted her about alleged past infidelity.
The woman told officers Kelly grabbed the passenger-side door handle of her vehicle and jumped onto the hood as she attempted to leave, yelling, “I’m going to kill you,” the report states.
A witness later told investigators he saw Kelly strike and kick the windshield while clinging to the moving vehicle as the driver swerved in an apparent attempt to remove him from the hood, according to police.
Police said Kelly filed an incident report against the woman, but investigators determined those allegations were false.
Kelly denied those accusations after waiving his Miranda rights, according to the report.
In that case, he is charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony and falsely reporting a crime to law enforcement.
As of Thursday, Kelly was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”
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