MIAMI (WSVN) - A man is speaking out saying police arrested the wrong person after a woman was left injured in downtown Miami.
Cellphone videos captured a group of drag racers doing “donuts” and blocking traffic near Biscayne Boulevard and Ninth Street, near the FTX Arena, Sunday.
Shortly after, City of Miami Police responded to calls of shots fired in the area of Northeast Second Avenue and 14th Street, at around 3:30 a.m.
A woman at the scene said the car she was in was hit multiple times with bullets and paintballs, and she was hit as well.
Miami Fire Rescue transported her to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.
Officers arrested 34-year-old Calix Green accusing him of hitting the victim in the face with the paintball and having paintballs in his car.
However, after bonding out of jail, Green spoke to 7News on Monday and said police arrested the wrong person for the crime.
“I get arrested for being at the right place at the wrong time,” he said.
Green said he didn’t do it.
“I feel like it’s a travesty that the victim made a statement that I did something to him, I allegedly — whatever the things that he alleges, which was totally false,” he said.
Green claims Miami Police didn’t do enough investigating and just pinned the crime on him.
“They just arrested me, put me to the side of the road and treated me like a criminal,” he said.
7News reached out to Miami Police regarding concerns about the chaos. A spokesperson released a statement that reads in part, “Those who operate vehicles carelessly not only jeopardize their safety but those of the general public as well. If caught, drivers could be charged with dangerous infractions such as reckless and/or careless driving.”
The statement goes on to say, “Miami Police have always and will continue to patrol all areas within the City of Miami on foot, bicycle and marked units in order to maintain the security and safety of the community they serve.”
“I feel like City of Miami just wanted to put a face on their case, and they put the wrong face because there’s alleged videos that’s out there that show Mr. Green had nothing to do with nothing,” said Green.
Video from the chaotic scene showed another man shooting a paintball gun.
While he said he is innocent, Green is still facing charges of battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief. He has hired an attorney.
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