MIAMI (WSVN) - Police arrested a 39-year-old man after, they said, he stabbed his former landlord in the eye during a confrontation at a property in Miami.
Youssef Megahad, an Egyptian national, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon following the Monday morning attack along the 600 block of Northwest 62nd Street, according to an arrest report.
City of Miami Police responded to the scene at around 10:25 a.m. and found the victim bleeding heavily from his left eye.
The victim reportedly told investigators he was at the property for renovations when he noticed the front door open.
Upon entering, he said he was attacked and stabbed in the eye before managing to wrestle the weapon away from the assailant.
Paramedics transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center for treatment.
Detectives identified Megahad as a former tenant of the property and reviewed surveillance footage showing him entering the building before the victim arrived. The video then captured a struggle, followed by the victim walking away while covering his face and Megahad fleeing the scene, police said.
Authorities later obtained a search warrant for Megahad’s residence where, they said, they recovered a multicolored checkered shirt with suspected bloodstains that matched the clothing seen on video.
Megahad was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and transported to the City of Miami Police Violent Crimes Unit.
He was later booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in West Miami-Dade.
But this is not Megahad’s first run-in with the law.
According to police, Megahad and his friend were pulled over for speeding during a road trip from Tampa to South Carolina in 2007.
After a search of their car, officials said they found explosives.
Ultimately, Megahad was acquitted of those charges and continued fighting to get his U.S. citizenship.
But following that acquittal, Miami Police said he is suspected of committing real estate fraud in the Miami area.
He is currently out on bond from another case of burglary and criminal mischief.
Miami Police are asking anyone with information on Megahad or who has come into contact with him to contact them at 305-579-6111.
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