MIAMI — A Texas man accused of attacking a Hard Rock Cafe employee at Bayside Marketplace in Miami is expected to be released from jail Saturday after posting bond.
Daniel Ramirez, 47, of Lubbock, Texas, was arrested Friday by City of Miami police at the Royal Caribbean terminal at PortMiami.
During his first court appearance, a judge found probable cause for a charge of felony battery and set Ramirez’s bond at $2,500. The judge also ordered him to have no contact with the victim.
The arrest comes days after police released surveillance video that appears to show Ramirez forcefully shoving a woman to the ground at Bayside Marketplace.
“Immediately my heart started beating so fast,” the woman said, recalling the attack.
The victim, a bartender at the Hard Rock Cafe who asked not to be identified, said the attack happened last Sunday after she confronted Ramirez for entering an employee-only area behind the bar and eating drink garnishes.
Authorities said Ramirez responded, “B----, what do you want me to do, spit it out?” and both left the bar area.
However, according to an MPD arrest report, the bartender’s manager called her back over after Ramirez made a complaint.
“According to the victim, (Ramirez) told the manager that no woman was allowed to tell him what to do and that the victim needed to be reprimanded,” the arrest report states.
Police said the manager told the bartender to pretend like she was being reprimanded.
According to the victim, Ramirez fled after the initial confrontation. She said she began taking photos of him as he left the area, but alleges he confronted her again, knocking her to the ground a second time and causing her to lose consciousness.
“It was very, very disgusting, and I wonder how he would feel if it was done to someone in his family,” she said.
Police had been searching for Ramirez since the attack before locating him Friday at the Royal Caribbean cruise terminal at PortMiami.
The victim credited detectives for quickly identifying and locating the suspect.
“I’m really thankful that he was apprehended and arrested and that he’s sitting there thinking about his actions,” the server said.
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