MIAMI — A teenager charged as an adult in the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old girl in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood was booked into Miami-Dade County jail, according to jail records obtained by Local 10 News.
Jail records show Xavier Tyson, 15, was taken into custody Friday afternoon.
Authorities say he was 14 at the time of the alleged attack that occurred on June 18, 2025, at the Green Haven Project community garden near Frederick Douglass Elementary School.
Tyson joins co-defendant Nelson Nunez in custody at the Metrowest Detention Center. Nunez, now 14, was 13 at the time of the incident. Records show both boys are being held without bond.
A third defendant, Jusiah Jones, was placed on house arrest following a court hearing in March.
According to Miami police, the three boys assaulted the victim at the garden at 1160 NW Second Ave., an attack investigators said lasted about 30 minutes.
Prosecutors allege Nunez acted as the ringleader, while Jones is accused of forcing rocks into the victim’s mouth to keep her quiet and Tyson is accused of helping restrain her.
Court records show Tyson had previously been released pending proceedings before his latest booking.
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