WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man is behind bars and charged with attempted murder in West Miami-Dade.
According to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies, 51-year-old Michael Simpson intentionally turned off a lung oxygen system being used by the diver of another boat on July 29.
The incident occurred after they had gotten into an argument over a lobster diving location near Fisher Island, according to detectives.
The diver was brought back to the surface and was not hurt.
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