MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have arrested a man suspected of attacking a teenage girl with a knife, before fleeing and leaving behind a bag of his selfies.

Police arrested 38-year-old Javier Pazpaz, Monday and charged him with battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to police, on July 16, Pazpaz grabbed a 17-year-old girl who was walking home and told her she should go with him while holding a knife and groping himself.

The girl said she would call police, reportedly scaring off Pazpaz, causing him to flee and leave behind a plastic bag containing selfies of himself.

According to police, Pazpaz turned himself in, Monday.

Pazpaz has since been transported to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

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