MIAMI (WSVN) - New body camera footage, surveillance video and 911 calls were released involving the takedown and arrest of a man who violently attacked a woman in downtown Miami.
The footage shows City of Miami Police officers in a standoff with Raydean Johnson, then taking him down with Tasers on the afternoon of May 19 just outside of the MarinaBlue condominiums, located along Biscayne Boulevard just across from the Kaseya Center.
Johnson is accused of randomly beating and stabbing a woman, later identified as Caitlin Dydzuhn, as she walked her dog just outside of her condo.
“[She was] walking her dog, and he grabbed her and pushed her down and started slamming her face in the ground repeatedly!” said a 911 caller. “A girl screaming for help!”
The bodycam footage shows the moment officers retrieved a weapon, a homemade shank made from a tire pressure gauge and a concrete nail, that was tied to the suspect’s hand.
“Secure the weapon, secure the weapon,” said an officer.
“Alright, I got the weapon. Nice and easy,” said another officer.
Dydzuhn was saved by Cassius Bythewood, a good Samaritan who jumped into action and fought off the attacker by slamming a bottle over his head.
Police said that Johnson was disarmed and later arrested after the takedown.
Dydzuhn was rushed to the hospital to be treated for her injuries. She suffered significant injuries and trauma in the attack.
Speaking to 7News after she was discharged, she recounted the horrific incident.
“It was pure terror,” she said. “I’m thinking, ‘Is this next punch going to be the one that kills me?’”
Dydzuhn spoke with 7News again on Wednesday.
“My next memory after that — I don’t even really remember being wrapped up to my feet — was Cassius guiding me to safety and talking to me so patiently, so kindly and being like, ‘There’s a man here with a weapon. I need to get you out of here.'”
Dydzuhn and her attorney Judd Rosen, claimed that there was not enough security or unobstructed cameras in the area.
“Where was the security?” said Rosen.
However, Dydzuhn is grateful for Bythewood’s assistance, and the two have met multiple times.
“You saved my life, and it’s something I think about every day,” said Dydzuhn to Bythewood at a previous meeting.
Bythwood was recoginized for his heroism at a ceremony held Wednesday.
“He immediately ran toward danger and saw an armed suspect attacking and stabbing the woman,” said an announcer during the ceremony. “Without hesitation, he confronted the attacker despite knowing he was armed.”
“Fight or flight, and I’m glad that fight kicked in,” Bythwood told 7News.
Doctors initially told Dydzuhn that she would never be able to see out of her injured eye again, but fortunately, she has regained her sight out of that eye.
Johnson remains behind bars. He faces a lost of charges, including attempted murder.
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