Domestic Violence

Felon faces charges for allegedly shooting at 3 in car in Opa-locka

Detectives saw evidence that someone shot at a 35-year-old Opa-locka resident’s home. There was a bullet hole in a door and damage on the walls.

Police: 19-year-old gunman threatens relatives in Miami Gardens

A 19-year-old man faced charges on Tuesday after holding relatives, including a child, at gunpoint in Miami Gardens, according to police.

Florida bill aims to expand protections for domestic violence victims after court orders

Florida House Rep. Robin Bartleman held a news conference on Monday in Pembroke Pines to discuss a state bill that aims to expand protections for domestic violence victims.

Police officers investigate a domestic violence shooting in Fort Lauderdale

Police officers responded to a domestic violence shooting on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale.

Woman accused of injuring boyfriend with machete in South Miami, records show

A 49-year-old woman was in jail on Monday morning after police officers accused her of domestic violence with a machete in South Miami, records show.

Homestead police: Father arrested for domestic violence, child abuse

Broward deputies release information about trans woman’s murder

The Broward Sheriff’s Office released information on Monday about the fatal shooting of a transgender woman on Friday night in Lauderdale Lakes.

Deputies ask public for help with finding this domestic violence suspect

A Florida man is on the run on Saturday after deputies said surveillance video showed him involved in domestic violence.

BSO deputy arrested on domestic violence charges appears in bond court

A 29-year-old Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy appeared in Broward County bond court on Friday morning wearing a green anti-suicide smock.

Homestead detective uncovers domestic violence after woman’s hospital visit

A 49-year-old man was behind bars on Thursday in Miami-Dade County after hospital staff realized a woman claiming she had fallen was likely a domestic violence victim, according to police.

Man arrested for child abuse in Miami’s Little Havana

A 42-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Thursday after police officers accused him of child abuse in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

Felon found homeless with baby sea turtles arrested for attacking woman in Miami Beach

A convicted felon who has been in and out of prison since 2016 appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday to face more charges.

Hialeah fugitive caught in Santa Rosa had been accused of abducting daughter after domestic violence

An 18-year-old domestic violence victim and mother was in a tumultuous romantic relationship for more than three years with a Hialeah man who faced a felony charge that could result in life imprisonment, records show.

Machete seized after bloody fight among roommates in Lauderhill: Police

A fight among roommates on Wednesday morning in Lauderhill ended in a bloody crime scene involving a machete, police said.

Mother describes dead daughter’s marriage to ex-firefighter in Broward as abusive

A 74-year-old grieving mother described her 43-year-old son-in-law as controlling and his relationship with her 38-year-old daughter before her death in Coral Springs as abusive.

Newlywed accused of domestic violence while armed with knives, gun in Miami

Crystal Lee was armed with a gun, a knife, and a hunting knife when she tried to kill a victim she had been married to for just about two months, according to the Miami Police Department.

Broward man with domestic violence history throws propane tank into room with kids, mother: Police

Ashtan Pierre, who has a history of domestic violence, keeps getting arrested over accusations that he is endangering the lives of his kids in Broward County.

Woman arrested months after live-in boyfriend’s murder awaits trial in Broward, records show

About a week before Christmas, Veanitta Lenon shared a post on Facebook exclaiming that her priorities were God, work, family, and “living comfortably.”

Deputies: Man threatening to burn 2 kids alive in Miami-Dade had bomb in car

A fire bomb maker used a glass bottle of Kahlúa, a coffee liquor, stuffed a piece of cloth, and filled it with metal screws and an ignitable liquid, according to Miami-Dade County deputies

Broward woman calls 911 for help, ends up getting arrested instead, records show

A 62-year-old woman called 911 for help in West Park, and Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies ended up arresting her, according to records released on Tuesday.

Police: Virginia man attacking another tries to take Miami cop’s weapon during arrest in Brickell

A 23-year-old Virginia man was behind bars Monday after police officers found him attacking another man in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, records show.

Coral Gables suspect yells in court about being wrongly accused of abusing his abuser

An enraged 47-year-old man claimed he was wrongly accused of abusing his abuser in Coral Gables.

Woman had only dated Broward felon for 26 days before domestic violence shooting, deputy reports

A 32-year-old woman said she had dated a 27-year-old man for about 26 days when she feared that he had tried to kill her in Deerfield Beach, records show.

Miami-Dade deputies find domestic violence suspect on house arrest running naked in the street, records show

Deputies reported finding a convict who was supposed to be on house arrest walking naked in a gated community and there was violence when they arrested him in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Felon faces 27 new charges after Miami-Dade shooting while out on bond for 3, records show

After a shooting Saturday, deputies reported that when they arrested Eric Joseph he had “a firearm on the passenger front seat” of the black car he was driving near Barry University in Miami-Dade County.

Woman arrested again for domestic violence in Miami-Dade

During a hearing with Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Wednesday, a domestic violence victim said her attacker was “the sweetest thing.”

It didn’t take long for Miami-Dade domestic violence suspect to be involved in a shooting after walking out of jail

Aundrai McGregor was wearing a green suicide prevention smock and in handcuffs when he appeared before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Thursday.

Man accused of hurting pregnant woman, arson at daughter’s Miami-Dade house

A 59-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday facing charges after a recent arson at his daughter’s home in Miami-Dade County.

Man to Broward 911 dispatcher: ‘My mom got stabbed in the head!’

Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies released a recording Wednesday of a 911 call that captured a family’s desperation during a tragedy at the hands of a man they had once trusted at their home.

Detectives search for gunman in blue Ford pickup truck after woman shot in Miami Gardens

Detectives searched for a gunman after a woman was shot on Monday in Miami Gardens.

Police: Woman faces charges after jealousy-fueled fight involves knife in Miami-Dade

A man invited a 23-year-old lover to the Miami-Dade County apartment that he shared with his girlfriend and a moment of jealousy nearly ended in tragedy, according to police.

Police: Man wielding machete attacks roommate in North Miami Beach

A man used a machete to attack his roommate who was in bed on Sunday night at their apartment in North Miami Beach, police said.

Man accused of hitting Miami cop, woman in Wynwood tries to explain ‘belt around the neck’

A 26-year-old Illinois man accused of hurting a Miami police officer after beating his girlfriend attempted to explain how a belt ended up around his neck in Wynwood.

Celebrity fitness coach faces domestic violence charge after arrest in Miami

A 29-year-old celebrity fitness coach who was once considered to be one of the top high school football players in Wisconsin was behind bars accused of domestic violence in Downtown Miami.

Detectives on 4 dead, 2 injured: Gunman shoots mother and 4 children before suicide attempt in Broward

Early Thursday morning, detectives were investigating a domestic violence tragedy hours after deputies found six shot at an apartment complex in Broward County.

Video shows armed domestic violence suspect before deputy shot him in Florida, chief says

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was investigating a deputy-involved shooting Monday after deputies responded to a domestic violence victim’s call for help in Hillsborough County.

Woman arrested after discussion about religion turns violent in Miami-Dade, records show

A 30-year-old woman appeared in court on Thursday morning after deputies reported that an argument about religion turned violent in Miami-Dade County.

Miami woman faces domestic violence charges related to bat, knife, gun

A woman appeared in court on Monday facing domestic violence charges related to a bat, knife, and gun.

Miami-Dade convicted felon who has been in and out of jail for decades is back at TGK

Donald Wright appeared in court on Monday facing domestic violence charges.

Ex-Miami assistant chief of police arrested for domestic violence

A former Miami Police Department’s assistant chief of police bonded out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Sunday after being accused of domestic violence in Miami-Dade County.

Broward deputies under investigation for fatally shooting domestic violence suspect

Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators were investigating the death of a man who was a domestic violence suspect in Broward County.

After years of facing domestic violence injunction violations, defiant felon claims to be Saint Augustine in court

A 41-year-old convicted felon who has been in and out of prison for years stood before a Miami-Dade County judge on Saturday and identified himself several times as Charles Saint Augustine. The court agreed that he was Martin Emery Carr, who had been accused of violating yet another order to stay away from a domestic violence victim.

Woman faces domestic violence charges in Miami-Dade

A man with cerebral palsy suffered a cut on the right side of his head and the 25-year-old woman who confessed to the domestic violence was behind bars Thursday in Miami-Dade County, police said.

‘History of domestic disputes’ ends with ‘horrific’ murder of pregnant mother of 2 in Hallandale Beach

Police officers described a recent fatal domestic violence case in Hallandale Beach as “horrific” on Sunday. Relatives identified the victim as Delfina “Lily” Perez, a mother of two who was about 20 weeks pregnant. She was 41.

Police: Man confesses to using tactical knife to stab woman at apartment with children in Miami

A 33-year-old man has been at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center since he confessed on Thursday to have used a large tactical knife to stab a woman several times at an apartment in Miami.

Deputies: Man runs over son’s mother on purpose, killing her in Pompano Beach

Three orphans are grieving after their mother was killed on Saturday night in Pompano Beach.

Man, 61, accused of stabbing woman several times in Lauderhill

A 61-year-old man who was accused of stabbing a woman several times in Lauderhill was at the Broward County main jail on Sunday morning in Fort Lauderdale, records show.

Domestic violence suspect to Miami-Dade judge: ‘Leaving in 2 days back home’ to Dubai

The Arab-speaking tourist who said he was from Dubai appeared before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Christine Bandín on Saturday morning accused of domestic violence.

Prosecutors drop domestic violence case against healthcare executive after defense proves innocence

Broward County prosecutors dropped a domestic violence case against a 62-year-old healthcare executive after his defense showed he had passed a lie detector test and the alleged victim retracted her accusations.

Man shoots 2 nephews in Broward: Teenage boy is brain dead; 21-year-old ‘hero’ survives

Destiny Wierzba said her family’s tragedy in Hollywood was after a disagreement over a household chore.

Police: Fort Lauderdale man uses social media to confess to crimes against ex-girlfriend

A woman reported regretting dating Patrick E. James, who appeared in bond court and was at the main jail on Friday, in Fort Lauderdale.

Police: Woman asks for help in Miami Beach. He had hurt her before; this time she feared death

A woman from Hialeah asked Miami Beach police for help after dropping off her live-in boyfriend at the Nine Island Avenue condominium building in Belle Isle, police said.

Father arrested at Miami school after his son shows up with injuries

A father was at the Metrowest Detention Center facing a charge of child abuse on Tuesday night in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Judge allows pre-trial release of father who confessed to fatally shooting son in Kendall

There were tears and hugs on Tuesday after a judge allowed the pre-trial release of a 52-year-old man who stands accused of killing his 21-year-old son in Miami-Dade County.

Police: Woman hurts man with bat she had grabbed for protection in Homestead

A woman allegedly told police officers she had grabbed a bat to defend herself from men in Homestead. The police officers later decided to arrest her.

‘I am afraid’: Woman accused of domestic dating violence in Broward

A 39-year-old woman appeared in Broward County bond court on Friday accused of domestic dating violence.

Man with domestic violence history stands accused of child abuse in Broward

Mickey O’mac Grossett has a history of domestic violence cases in Broward County that goes back to 2009 and involves different alleged victims.

Broward court: Probation officers give up on man and recommend ‘maximum prison sentence’

Adam Joseph Stone, who was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, has a history of violence, according to court records. Broward County judges gave him a chance for years, but the Florida Department of Corrections recently had enough.

Police: Gunman continues to show up at domestic violence victim’s home in Sunrise

Jonathan Benitez was back at the Broward County main jail in Fort Lauderdale. He was accused of continuing to show up with a loaded gun to the house of a woman who fears him — despite judges’ and police officers’ orders not to.

Police: Retired US Marine faced divorce threat before stabbing wife 28 times, son 4 times in Broward

A retired U.S. Marine accused of recently stabbing his wife 28 times and his 3-year-old son four times in Broward County had served in Iraq and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury, relatives told police, according to records released on Wednesday.

Man accused of beating ex-girlfriend while holding her hostage in Hialeah

A 27-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Saturday afternoon to face charges after a woman reported she had dated him for about eight months when she feared for her life while he held her hostage overnight in Hialeah.

Prosecutors drop domestic violence case against healthcare executive

Police: Fight over PlayStation console in Hialeah included gun and knife

After a burglary victim was injured in Hialeah, Shakala Simone Smith told a detective her sister wanted her Sony PlayStation game console back, according to a police arrest report released on Wednesday.

Miami man accused of domestic violence after woman shows up to hospital bleeding

A 37-year-old woman showed up at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s emergency room on Saturday with a swollen jaw and bleeding. She told police she had experienced horrific domestic violence at the hands of Kenneth Hubert, according to a Miami police report released on Tuesday.

Woman accused of killing her 2-year-old son’s father appears in Miami-Dade court

A 33-year-old mother was in tears shaking her head in disbelief on Monday in Miami-Dade County court.

Mother of child sex abuse suspect faces harassment charge in Miami-Dade

A 79-year-old woman was using a wheelchair when she appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Saturday to face a second-degree felony domestic violence charge of harassment.

Detectives save woman from ‘Rampage’ who is in Miami-Dade with U.S. Marshals hold

Hialeah Detective Alexander Dorado suspected that a man who had beat up his girlfriend at a mobile home and had returned three days later to set her home on fire was on a crime spree.

Homestead police officer faces felony charge in Miami-Dade court

A Homestead police officer was facing a felony charge in Miami-Dade County.

Family tragedy in Broward: 5 kids suffer after father faces charges for mother’s murder

A Venezuelan-American family tragedy was unfolding in Broward County after a 62-year-old father killed his 43-year-old wife at their home in Pembroke Pines.

Fight at Burger King turns into stabbing at parking lot in Broward, police say

After a woman punched a man during an argument at a Burger King in Broward County, the fight continued in the parking lot and she stabbed him, according to an arrest report in the case.

Police officers arrest Miami grandmother over ‘Te voy a matar’ text message

A Miami-Dade County judge ordered a 70-year-old grandmother who was jailed on Wednesday to stay away from her ex-husband who reported he was afraid of her.

Police: Girl saw her father kill her mother at mobile home in Miami-Dade

A child told police officers that she was home when her 70-year-old father killed her mother early Sunday morning in Miami-Dade County, according to a report police released on Monday.

Gunman accused of trying to murder woman in Miami Gardens

A 29-year-old man appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday after police accused him of shooting a woman who he has been married to for about a year, police said.

Police: Man confesses to attacking his mother with machete in Miami-Dade

A 70-year-old woman told police officers that she had just served her 39-year-old son dinner on the kitchen counter when he attacked her with a machete in Miami-Dade County, according to police.

Police: Florida man admits to killing sister after fight over electric bill

A 37-year-old Florida man admitted to killing his 40-year-old sister after an argument over their electric bill, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Police: Man arrested for hitting pregnant woman in Sunny Isles Beach

Police officers arrested a 42-year-old man accused of hitting a pregnant woman on Saturday night in Sunny Isles Beach.

Domestic violence: Felon says man accusing him of kitchen knife stabbing was lover, police reports

Richard Spaulding told police officers that he had been in a romantic relationship with the man who accused him of stabbing him in the chest with a kitchen knife, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department.

Police: Pregnant woman stabs her baby’s father in Pembroke Pines

A 24-year-old pregnant woman used pills, alcohol, and punched herself for a few months before using a black folding pocket knife to stab the man she said got her pregnant on Sunday in Pembroke Pines, according to the Pembroke Pines Police Department.

Federal officer accused of battering ex-girlfriend in Key West pleads no contest, attorney says

A federal law enforcement officer accused of stalking and battering his ex-girlfriend in Key West pleaded no contest Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges and was released from jail, his attorney tells Local 10 News.

Police: Homestead woman arrested for sexual cyberharassment, threats to ex-lover

A 21-year-old woman used social media platforms to threaten to kill a woman she had been in a romantic relationship with, according to the Homestead Police Department.

2 injured during a domestic conflict in Broward

A man and a woman were injured during a domestic conflict on Thursday in Broward County.

Man accused of fatal stabbing in Miami-Dade arrested in Broward, police say

A man died and his mother suffered injuries after a domestic violence dispute turned into a stabbing on Wednesday evening in northeastern Miami-Dade County, police said.

Man faces 32 charges after woman escapes to report nightmare in Miami-Dade’s West End

A woman recently suffered hours of anguish in an apartment in Miami-Dade County’s West End neighborhood after her 26-year-old live-in boyfriend grabbed a gun, pointed it at her head, and threatened to shoot her, according to a police report.

Man arrested for kidnapping woman, baby in Broward

A man is facing charges behind bars on Monday morning in Broward County after detectives arrested him for kidnapping a baby and a mother.

Man threatens to kill woman during 3 rapes, hours of beatings in Miami-Dade, police say

A man appeared in court on Monday after a woman accused him of beating her up for hours while threatening to kill her and raping her three times in northeastern Miami-Dade County.

‘#DamianStrong’: Police officer shot in the head returns to Miami-Dade to continue treatment

Recovery continues after a tumultuous relationship between two police officers who had a child together devolved into such violence last year that detectives reported one nearly killed the other in Miami-Dade County.

Domestic violence in Miami-Dade bond court: Was it a bear hug, false imprisonment or kidnapping?

Alfonso Kelly allegedly sat down outside of his former home in Miami-Dade County to wait for a woman, who he is married to but recently separated from. She arrived at about 9:30 p.m., on Saturday, and she reported that what followed was a frightening attack, police said.