aggravated battery with a deadly weapon

A 44-year-old man, Hutch Benjamin, was arrested in Fort Lauderdale for allegedly attacking a mother and her autistic son with a stick. The victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized before being released. The suspect has a prior criminal history, and the mother described the attack as unprovoked, highlighting her son's vulnerability as a nonverbal individual.

Raeyana Hamilton, 25, was charged with a felony after police alleged she fired a Taser at a driver in Allapattah. The victim reported being shocked in the neck but maintained control of the vehicle before confronting Hamilton and finding the Taser on the ground. Hamilton denied using the Taser and was booked into a Miami-Dade correctional facility with a $1,000 bond.

Christian Martinez faces charges for armed robbery and aggravated battery after a crash in Miami’s Liberty City, where he allegedly used a firearm to steal items and injure a victim. Surveillance footage and license plate data linked him to the June 28 incident, leading to his arrest on July 2 with a firearm found in his vehicle.

Aventura police released bodycam video showing the arrest of Roberto Araujo, who allegedly hit William Rodriguez with a metal bat during a softball game on June 21. Araujo was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon but has since been released from jail while facing the felony charge.

Two men were arrested after a dispute over a Tesla charging space in Aventura turned violent, with one allegedly backing his SUV into a 16-year-old boy while the other pushed him. The suspects face charges including aggravated battery and child abuse, and were later booked into a correctional facility.

Two men, Ahmed Mohamed and Serguey Artigas, were accused of physically assaulting a 17-year-old during a parking dispute at a Tesla Supercharger station in Aventura on Sunday. Mohamed allegedly pushed the teen, while Artigas reportedly backed his vehicle into the teen's leg. Both were arrested and charged with child abuse, with Artigas facing an additional felony for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Heather Lynn Wilson, a Michigan woman, is accused of striking her mother in the face with a hammer during a June 23 altercation in Florida. She faces multiple charges including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, battery on an officer, and tampering with a witness. The incident occurred in a 7-Eleven parking lot, where deputies found the victim bleeding and a bloodied hammer in Wilson's vehicle.

Roberto Araujo, 41, was arrested after allegedly attacking William Rodriguez with a metal softball bat during an adult game in Aventura. The victim sustained head injuries and was hospitalized, while Araujo fled the scene before being identified through a license plate number provided by Ana Diaz Matthews, Rodriguez's aunt. He faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

A pickleball match in St. Augustine, Florida, turned violent when Michele Bannister allegedly struck a man with her paddle during an argument over retrieving a ball. The incident, which occurred on May 31, resulted in the man sustaining head injuries and Bannister being charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and providing false information to police.