MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A suspect accused of attacking a man in Miami Beach has been arrested.
Police had been searching for the person who ambushed a 71-year-old man outside the Walgreens near 10th Street and Alton Road Saturday, Nov. 21 and punched him in the nose.
“That’s good news. That’s good news,” said victim Cesar Martinez.
7News was the first to tell Martinez that the man accused of breaking his nose and causing several other injuries is now sitting in a jail cell.
“I feel better. I feel better, but I still get scared walking in the street. When I walk, I try to look back to see who’s coming from behind,” Martinez said.
Martinez said he’s feeling better physically, but he’s still shaken up and for good reason.
He had just left the Walgreens that November afternoon and as surveillance footage showed, the attacker casually walked up to Maritnez, punched him, and then calmly walked away.
A witness who saw the attack grabbed his cellphone, followed the man and started recording him, while a good Samaritan stayed behind and helped Martinez, who was lying on the ground.
“It heinous, and he was just walking down the road like nothing had happened, so I took this video hoping to identify him,” said Trent Cory.
Police said the cellphone video was a crucial clue.
Turns out, the man has been in jail since the beginning of December.
Police identified the man who went on the attack as 24-year-old Reginald Huff, Jr. He was arrested in Boca Raton on Dec. 2 on a slew of unrelated charges including robbery, carjacking, kidnapping and resisting an officer.
“I feel much better now because the guy in the street was really dangerous,” Martinez said.
As for Martinez, he’s back on the job and breathing a huge sigh of relief. He said he turned 71 over the weekend, and Huff’s arrest made his celebration much sweeter.
“Last Saturday was my birthday, and I think that’s a good present,” Martinez said.
Detectives are now working with the State Attorney’s Office to make sure Huff is held accountable for the attack.
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