MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have arrested a man who, they said, groped and attempted to undress a woman inside an elevator at her Miami Beach condominium, and detectives said he has confessed to the crime.
Miami Beach Police announced the arrest of Martin Bodden, 23, in Wednesday morning’s assault on Thursday afternoon.
“Within a day, officers have located and arrested a very dangerous man, and we are very proud of, obviously, the investigative work of our detectives, the community’s help, as well as the media’s assistance,” Miami Beach Police spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez said.
Investigators said the suspect targeted the victim after she had come back from her morning jog along the 4700 block of Collins Avenue. Once she was buzzed in, the subject followed her inside and onto the elevator.
“While he was attacking her, he did attempt to raise her skirt and raise her shirt. Thankfully, he was unsuccessful,” Rodriguez said. “She immediately began to fight him off and then started hitting all of the buttons in the elevator.”
Fortunately, the woman was able to get away on the fourth floor before she was seriously hurt.
Police said Bodden was caught on surveillance video robbing a woman’s iPhone at a Walgreen’s along the 400 block of Pinetree Drive.
Investigators said Bodden confessed after he was arrested on Thursday.
He faces charges of burglary with a battery and robbery.
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