MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — A 32-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County bond court Thursday from his hospital bed, weeks after police said he was shot by a Miami Shores police officer, who he charged at with a Japanese sword known as a katana, following a confrontation at a car dealership.
Online jail records show that Barry Joshua Bienaime, of Miami, is facing attempted murder and drug paraphernalia charges.
According to an arrest report from the Miami Shores Police Department, the incident began June 21 at Tropical Chevrolet, located at 8650 Biscayne Boulevard.
Police said employees at the dealership called 911 and said that a man was openly carrying what they described as a machete inside the business.
According to the report, Bienaime had entered the dealership and asked about purchasing a vehicle. When a manager confronted him about the sheathed weapon strapped across his lower back, investigators say he immediately took a fighting stance and grabbed the handle of what was later identified as a katana.
Authorities said Bienaime became angry and left the dealership. As he walked away, investigators say he unsheathed the katana and struck the rear windshield of a vehicle parked at the business.
Surveillance video reviewed by investigators allegedly showed Bienaime walking north on the west sidewalk of Biscayne Boulevard before turning around and heading back south. The report states he crossed five lanes of traffic while holding the sword.
Miami Shores police officers responded to the area near Northeast 86th Street. According to investigators, when Bienaime saw the officers, he sprinted across the street behind a marked patrol vehicle while gripping the katana with both hands.
As officers exited their vehicles, authorities say Bienaime stood on the west sidewalk before raising the katana over his head and charging directly at a Miami Shores police officer.
The arrest report states that the officer repeatedly ordered Bienaime to drop the weapon, but he did not comply.
Police said the officer then fired his department-issued gun, striking Bienaime twice — once in the lower left abdomen and once in the left arm near his elbow and biceps.
Bienaime was taken into custody at the scene and was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
During a search of Bienaime’s belongings, investigators said they found a scale, three grinders, rolling papers and a lighter.
Miami-Dade County Judge Mindy Glazer ordered Thursday that Bienaime be held without bond. If he eventually gets released from jail, he is not allowed to go back to the Tropical Chevrolet dealership, Glazer said.
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