SOUTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - Brian Gamboa, who is accused of trying to kidnap a 16-year-old girl, allegedly assaulted another victim and was involved in a hit-and-run, all within a 25-minute span, according to South Miami Police.
Newly released surveillance video depicts just before 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, Gamboa approached a 38-year-old woman outside of Baptist Health South Miami Hospital, located at 6200 SW 73rd Street, and violently forced her onto the property’s lawn.
The video shows the woman and Gamboa struggling for roughly 90 seconds. He eventually gets off of her and lifts her onto her feet. She started to walk away, not long before he began to chase her.
According to the arrest report, Gamboa “punched the victim once” and “dropped tie wraps beside her that he tried to use on her.”
Although the security guards at the hospital didn’t understand the nature of the scuffle, Gamboa was escorted off the property.
A doctor at the hospital said she called police after watching 7News to inform them of a second victim at the same exact night. The doctor said the woman who fought Gamboa off at the hospital was one of her patients.
South Miami Police Sgt. Fernando Bosch spoke to the media on Monday about the trio of crimes allegedly committed by Gamboa.
“Why would he do this? Why is he doing this? This guy is going out there and trying to abduct girls,” he said.
Police said before the attack at the hospital, Gamboa got into his car and headed to Sunset Tavern. While there, he crashed into a car in the parking lot which caused him to flee the area shortly after.
“Now we have new surveillance video from the Tavern and we learned that the first incident was the Tavern,” said Bosch.
Video, obtained exclusively by 7News, shows Gamboa backing his car into another car in the parking lot of Sunset Tavern. The people inside the crashed car were in shock and got out of the car to check what had happened.
But Gamboa ignored them and drove off.
”Hits that car and takes off,” said Bosch.
That’s when he committed his third alleged crime, according to police.
Police said Gamboa assaulted 16-year-old Valerie and attempted to kidnap her as she was walking down Southwest 86th Street.
7News spoke to Valerie last week as she recounted how she courageously fought off Gamboa.
“I punched him in the face. I kicked him in the lower body, a lot. He just screamed, ‘Shush,’ and he went for my arm. I pushed him off with this leg, so I can’t bend this knee right now, and then I started hitting him with my phone, which is broken,” she said.
When Gamboa realized Valerie would not go down without a fight, he escaped off 86th Street.
Ultimately, Valerie told police and a “be on the lookout” was issued for Gamboa. He was caught a short time after and taken into custody by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office just over a quarter-mile away.
“Miami Dade Sheriff’s Deputies observed the car that was put out on the radio, the description of the car and they stopped the car and subsequently took him into custody,” said Bosch.
On Thursday, he faced a judge and was charged with attempted kidnapping and battery of a child.
The second woman positively identified Gamboa as her attacker, leading to an additional charge of attempted kidnapping being filed against him.
While he initially posted bond and was set to be released after being fitted for his ankle monitor, following the 38-year-old woman coming forward, he has since been denied bond.
He will return to court on Friday.
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