Miami police arrested Ramon Antonio Osorio, 22, on an aggravated battery charge after witnesses said he struck a man with his vehicle and punched him repeatedly following a dispute over missing money.
Miami police arrested 22-year-old Ramon Antonio Osorio on Thursday after witnesses said he drove his vehicle at a man, crashed into a building near Southwest Fourth Street, then got out and repeatedly punched the victim as he lay on the ground. Osorio told detectives the victim was his friend and that he attacked him after waking up to find money missing from his bag and later finding the victim counting a large amount of cash on a sidewalk. The victim suffered facial bleeding, bruised elbows and possible head and internal injuries, and was treated at Coral Gables Hospital. Osorio faces one count of aggravated battery and was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with bond listed as to be set.
A 22-year-old man is facing an aggravated battery charge after Miami police said he drove his vehicle into a pedestrian, crashed into the side of a building, then got out of the car and punched the man repeatedly while he lay on the ground.
Miami police arrested Ramon Antonio Osorio on Thursday after officers responded to reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian near Southwest Fourth Street and then colliding with a building. When officers arrived, they found a car crashed into the side of a structure at 4111 Southwest Fourth St. Tire marks at the scene showed the vehicle had traveled over a sidewalk and through a patch of grass, struck a small tree, and then hit the building, according to the arrest report.
Witnesses told officers that Osorio drove toward the building, got out of the car, and punched the victim in the face multiple times while the man was on the ground. At least one witness told police Osorio intentionally drove the vehicle into the victim before crashing into the wall. Other witnesses said the victim tried to run away, heading south toward nearby apartment buildings, with Osorio chasing after him.
Officers later found both men near the 400 block of Southwest 42nd Avenue. Police said Osorio matched the description witnesses had given. The victim was bleeding heavily from the mouth and had bruising on both elbows, along with possible internal head and body injuries, according to the report. Miami Fire Rescue took him to Coral Gables Hospital for treatment.
A witness identified Osorio during a live show-up at the scene, and at least one bystander gave police video footage showing Osorio striking the victim while he was down. Separate video circulated online also showed Osorio punching the man several times.
After officers read him his Miranda rights, Osorio told detectives the victim was his friend and that the two had been sleeping in his vehicle together. He said that when he woke up, he discovered the victim and money from his crossbody bag were both gone. Osorio, who is listed as homeless in the arrest report, said he went looking for the victim and found him on a sidewalk counting what he described as a large amount of cash. He told police he became angry and admitted to punching the victim repeatedly in the face.
When detectives asked whether he had struck the victim with the car or how the vehicle ended up crashed into the building, Osorio invoked his right to remain silent and declined to answer further questions.
Osorio was taken into custody and brought to Jackson Memorial Hospital for medical clearance before being booked into jail. Jail records show he is charged with one count of aggravated battery. As of Friday, he remained held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, with his bond listed as "to be set."
The case remains under investigation by Miami police, who have not said whether additional charges tied to the vehicle collision, including any related to the alleged use of the car as a weapon, could follow. A bond hearing has not yet been scheduled.
