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Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Brazilian fitness guru rams Miami Beach cop with motorcycle, flees before crashing: cops
Miami Beach Brazilian fitness guru rams Miami Beach cop with motorcycle, flees before crashing: cops Brazilian fitness influencer Armando Fogacava Lenteneto was arrested in Miami Beach, Monday, Feb. 5, 2025. He is accused of ramming a Beach police officer with his motorcycle before fleeing and and crashing at high speed. on the MacArthur Causeway. A Brazilian fitness influencer living in Miami Beach was arrested and accused of hitting a Miami Beach police officer with his motorcycle during a traffic stop, then fleeing the scene at up to 100 mph before crashing on the MacArthur Causeway. A motorcycle officer was stationed near the intersection of Lenox Avenue and Fifth Street in Miami Beach around 9 a.m. Monday, enforcing a no-right-turn-on-red traffic rule, Miami Beach police said. Around that time, Armando Fogacava Lenteneto, 37, made an illegal right turn in his silver 2015 Triumph motorcycle, despite the No Right Turn On Red sign posted at the intersection, according to his arrest affidavit. His Instagram page says he is a Brazilian personal coach and trainer with nearly 800,000 followers. Armando Fogacava Lenteneto MDCR Motorcyclist crashes on causeway When the officer stepped into the road to stop the motorcycle, Fogacava Lenteneto initially stopped—but then accelerated, hitting the officer and knocking him to the ground before speeding off westbound on the MacArthur Causeway with his wife onboard. Other officers responded quickly, broadcasting a description of the motorcycle and the two riders. Shortly thereafter, an officer found the crashed motorcycle near Parrot Jungle on the Causeway. A woman matching the description of the passenger was found injured on the ground, while Fogacava Lenteneto was spotted nearby, leaning against a wall with visible injuries. As Miami Beach Fire Rescue was transporting the injured officer to the hospital, he identified Fogacava Lenteneto as the rider who struck him. Police say Fogacava Lenteneto had reached speeds between 80 and 100 mph before crashing into another vehicle near Parrot Jungle. Police did not release information about the other driver who was hit. Did not have valid driver's license The passenger, identified as Valquiria Caitano da Silva, confirmed her husband was driving and had ignored the officer's commands. Authorities also discovered that Fogacava Lenteneto does not have a valid driver's license and is in the country on a Brazilian passport. Fogacava Lenteneto was arrested at the scene and transported to a hospital for treatment. His wife also suffered serious injuries in the crash. The injured officer is expected to recover. Fogacava Lenteneto was hit with a slew of charges including leaving the scene of a crash involving serious injury, driving without a license, causing serious injury or death and aggravated battery on a police officer. Court records show that he has pleaded not guilty. Jail records show that he remained in Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Wednesday afternoon.
CBS News
25-02-2025
- CBS News
Driver in horrific MacArthur Causeway crash now charged with vehicular homicide
A driver who police said was responsible for the horrific crash on the MacArthur Causeway last week that sent a young woman to the hospital fighting for her life and another injured is facing a new charge. Nicholas Robinson, 24, was originally charged with DUI and reckless driving both resulting in serious bodily injury after he crashed into 18-year-old Gabriela Rios Flores' car in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the arrest report. On Tuesday, Miami Beach police said Flores had died Monday night from injuries sustained in the crash and charges against Robinson had been upgraded to include vehicular homicide. According to arrest documents, Robinson was driving a silver Polestar Model 2 that collided with Flores' Jeep Wrangler, which was disabled on the left side of westbound lanes of the MacArthur Causeway, just west of Terminal Isle. The crash Moments before the crash, a Miami Beach Police K-9 officer helped push Flores' Jeep out of the roadway and onto the shoulder to get out of the way of traffic. Once the officer made a U-turn on Bridge Road to head east, he saw a silver sedan—later revealed to be Robinson's Polestar—speeding west at an estimated 100 mph in a 40 mph zone, the arrest documents said. At that time, the officer saw Robinson lose control of his car and begin to swerve. Robinson's Polestar then struck a cement road divider and continued driving forward until it struck the back of Flores' Jeep. This caused her car to overturn another road divider and eject her from the vehicle. Another person in the Jeep was also injured in the crash. A Miami Beach Police sergeant, who was driving west on the causeway, raced to the crash scene and conducted a traffic stop and ordered Robinson to step out of the car. As he was being detained, Robinson spontaneously asked the sergeant "Why are you stopping me, it's my birthday and did you get the other car," appearing to be completely unaware that he had just caused a serious car crash, the arrest documents said. When a Miami Beach Police detective arrived at the crash site, he noted that exhibited "possible signs of impairment," according to the arrest report. Robinson reportedly told the detective that he was out celebrating his birthday at a lounge. According to the arrest documents, Robinson had slurred speech and an odor of an alcoholic beverage, prompting the detective to ask him to take a blood test; however, Robinson refused. Due to the circumstances surrounding the crash, detectives requested Miami Beach Fire Rescue to draw Robinson's blood while on the scene once a search warrant was obtained. He was then taken to the Miami Beach Police Station for processing.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man was driving drunk at 100 mph when he plowed into woman parked on MacArthur Causeway: cops
Miami Beach police arrested a Maryland man who officers say was celebrating a birthday and driving drunk at 100 mph when he plowed his car into a Jeep parked on the shoulder of the MacArthur Causeway early Friday morning, leaving a woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Nicholas Devon Robinson, from District Heights, Maryland, was driving from a South Beach bar shortly after police say midnight when he slammed his Polestar Model 2 into the Wrangler, ejecting the passenger and sending her vehicle over the concrete divider. Officers who witnessed Robinson's car moments before the horrific crash said his estimated speed was 100 mph in a 40 mph zone, according to his arrest report. Just minutes earlier, the Jeep broke down in the middle of the Causeway, and an officer pushed it onto the shoulder. The woman inside the vehicle, 19-year-old Gabriela Alejandra Rios Flores, was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. A Miami Beach police spokesperson said Flores remained in critical condition as of Monday evening. After hitting the Jeep, Robinson's Polestar came to a stop in the eastbound lanes of the Causeway, according to the report. An officer who saw the Polestar speed by him as he drove east on the Causeway, and then saw debris fly up in the air, turned around toward the crash scene. When he arrived, police say the officer, Sgt. Juan Suarez, ordered Robinson out of the car at gunpoint. Robinson spontaneously told police, 'Why are you stopping me? It's my birthday,' and asked, 'Did you get the other car,' the report states. 'The defendant appeared completely unaware he was just involved in a traffic crash and that he had struck another vehicle where the occupant was fully ejected outside of the vehicle,' police added. Robinson had been celebrating his 24th birthday at a Miami Beach lounge before the crash, according to the report. Cops cuffed him and placed him in the back seat of a patrol car, where he vomited, per the report. Officers also noted he had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and emitted a heavy odor of alcohol. Robinson declined to voluntarily submit a blood sample for police to test for alcohol, prompting officers to obtain a warrant for his blood from a judge. Miami Beach Fire Rescue paramedics took a sample, the results of which were not immediately available. As of Monday afternoon, Robinson was locked up at the Metro West Detention Center with bond yet to be set. He faces a charge of driving under the influence, causing serious bodily injury, and reckless driving, causing serious bodily injury.
Miami Herald
25-02-2025
- Miami Herald
Man was driving drunk at 100 mph when he plowed into woman parked on MacArthur Causeway: cops
Miami Beach police arrested a Maryland man who officers say was celebrating a birthday and driving drunk at 100 mph when he plowed his car into a Jeep parked on the shoulder of the MacArthur Causeway early Friday morning, leaving a woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Nicholas Devon Robinson, from District Heights, Maryland, was driving from a South Beach bar shortly after police say midnight when he slammed his Polestar Model 2 into the Wrangler, ejecting the passenger and sending her vehicle over the concrete divider. Officers who witnessed Robinson's car moments before the horrific crash said his estimated speed was 100 mph in a 40 mph zone, according to his arrest report. Just minutes earlier, the Jeep broke down in the middle of the Causeway, and an officer pushed it onto the shoulder. The woman inside the vehicle, 19-year-old Gabriela Alejandra Rios Flores, was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. A Miami Beach police spokesperson said Flores remained in critical condition as of Monday evening. After hitting the Jeep, Robinson's Polestar came to a stop in the eastbound lanes of the Causeway, according to the report. An officer who saw the Polestar speed by him as he drove east on the Causeway, and then saw debris fly up in the air, turned around toward the crash scene. When he arrived, police say the officer, Sgt. Juan Suarez, ordered Robinson out of the car at gunpoint. Robinson spontaneously told police, 'Why are you stopping me? It's my birthday,' and asked, 'Did you get the other car,' the report states. 'The defendant appeared completely unaware he was just involved in a traffic crash and that he had struck another vehicle where the occupant was fully ejected outside of the vehicle,' police added. Robinson had been celebrating his 24th birthday at a Miami Beach lounge before the crash, according to the report. Cops cuffed him and placed him in the back seat of a patrol car, where he vomited, per the report. Officers also noted he had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and emitted a heavy odor of alcohol. Robinson declined to voluntarily submit a blood sample for police to test for alcohol, prompting officers to obtain a warrant for his blood from a judge. Miami Beach Fire Rescue paramedics took a sample, the results of which were not immediately available. As of Monday afternoon, Robinson was locked up at the Metro West Detention Center with bond yet to be set. He faces a charge of driving under the influence, causing serious bodily injury, and reckless driving, causing serious bodily injury.
CBS News
20-02-2025
- CBS News
Hungarian national accused of murdering 2 men in Miami Beach and Little Havana, arrest warrant says
MIAMI — A Hungarian national is facing murder charges after two separate death investigations in Miami-Dade County found him to be the person responsible, an arrest warrant said. Zsolt Zsolyomi, 25, was arrested Wednesday night on the charge of second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in death investigations coming out of Miami Beach and the Miami neighborhood of Little Havana. Zsolyomi, a reported Hungarian national, is currently being held without bond. The Miami Beach murder The case that put Zsolyomi behind bars began as a homicide investigation in Miami Beach back in November. Just after 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, Miami Beach Police were told of a dead man found inside an apartment on 1010 Pennsylvania Ave. Once officers arrived, they met with the man's family and identified the victim as 66-year-old Carlos Alonso Villaquiran. According to the warrant, Villaquiran's family became concerned about his well-being when he didn't show up to work that morning. They repeatedly tried to contact his phone to no avail before heading to his apartment to check on him. The family then knocked on his front door but still got no response, so they borrowed a spare key from the property manager and entered the apartment. Once inside, the family quickly found Villaquiran in the bathroom, "unresponsive and not breathing," the warrant said. The family then called 911, prompting police and Miami Beach Fire Rescue to respond. Despite paramedics' arrival, Villaquiran died at the scene. Per Miami Beach Police procedures, homicide detectives were assigned to investigate. When detectives arrived, they found Villaquiran "face down in the bathtub with his head and upper body partially submerged in approximately 6.5 inches of water," the warrant said. The warrant also noted that Villaquiran was an amputee of his right leg below the knee. It did not specify how he partially lost his leg and the initial examination of his body did not reveal any exterior trauma. The initial investigation revealed that a Nest camera mounted on the second floor near the building's stairs captured a man — later identified as Zsolyomi — wearing dark clothing and a baseball cap, entering and exiting Villaquiran's apartment numerous times between 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. the night before his body was found. The final time Zsolyomi is seen exiting the apartment, he's seen locking the door with a key and no other people are seen interacting with the apartment after that moment. Villaquiran's brother told police that he didn't see his brother's car — a 2002 Honda CRV — parked in its usual space and couldn't find it anywhere nearby. Following a search of its license plate, investigators found that Villaquiran's car was last seen driving west on the MacArthur Causeway just after 11:55 p.m., at least 20 minutes after Zsolyomi was last seen at the apartment. It was also revealed that Villaquiran's car and house keys were missing from the apartment, the warrant said. The next day, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Department performed an autopsy on Villaquiran's body, which revealed that he had died of "homicidal violence to include strangulation" after the medical examiner found that he had sustained internal trauma to both sides of his neck, a fractured left rib and a broken hyoid bone — a small bone located in the front of the neck and below the jaw. The revelation led to the suspicious death being ruled as a murder. During a forensics search of Villaquiran's iPhone, detectives found a lengthy text conversation between him and another man named "Thomas," showing clear signs that they had an "intimate relationship" and would frequently meet at Villaquiran's apartment. However, their focus quickly turned to one conversation in particular. Detectives discovered a conversation where the two men agreed to meet on Halloween at Villaquiran's apartment before going out on Lincoln Road. Detectives then reviewed surveillance video from that time, which showed Villaquiran and "Thomas" leaving and returning to the apartment on Halloween. They also found photos of the two together from that night, showing "Thomas" wearing an ankle monitor, the warrant said. As their forensics investigation continued, detectives found that several days after Halloween, the texts between the two men became "contentious" where Villaquiran accused "Thomas" of assaulting him and stealing his property. "[Villaquiran] is seen saying 'I can't believe what you did to me and what you took from me,' and then sending 'Thomas' a picture of a prominent injury to his right eye," the warrant said. The warrant continued, saying that "Thomas" had first denied causing the injury before saying "Sometimes I don't know what I do when I'm drunk" and apologized repeatedly to Villaquiran. Villaquiran is then seen asking "Thomas" repeatedly to return his phone and property before filing a police report. "Thomas" then responds by asking him not to call the police and if he can come over to the apartment to return Villaquiran's items. However, Villaquiran denied "Thomas'" request, saying he was afraid of him and "does not want to see him ever again," the warrant said. Further examination of the texts revealed that Villaquiran had discovered that "Thomas" was just an alias for Zsolyomi, telling him that he knew his real name and that he would be going straight to the police with the new information to report the assault and theft. Upon further review, detectives then learned that Zsolyomi is a Hungarian national who is currently listed as an "illegal overstay" by Customs and Border Protection and was fixed with a GPS ankle monitor after he was released from custody following a Miami Beach arrest in July 2024. The warrant said that Zsolyomi told police his name was "Thomas Kray" at the time of this arrest. After cross-referencing his phone number with the number "Thomas" was using, detectives further confirmed that they were the same man. During the investigation, detectives also learned that Villaquiran's Honda was involved in a hit-and-run on the night of his murder at the intersection of SW 13th St. 22nd Ave. in Miami, where witnesses claimed they saw a man who resembled Zsolyomi exiting the car and running away from the crash. Detectives then went to the tow yard where Villaquiran's car was stored and brought it to Miami Beach Police's forensics lab, where they processed fingerprints that matched Zsolyomi's. The Little Havana death On Jan. 20, Miami Beach Police detectives were then advised of another case coming out from Miami, where the City of Miami Police were investigating a suspicious death that happened the day before. According to initial reports, a dead man was discovered sitting in the driver seat of a car found near NW 2nd St. 14th Ave. in Little Havana. The man's death was determined to be a murder by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Department. According to the warrant, surveillance video from a nearby home caught a man, who resembled Zsolyomi, getting out of the car's passenger side, jumping over the vehicle and running away. After processing fingerprints found on the car, investigators were able to determine that it was Zsolyomi. After cross-referencing pictures and fingerprints from both the Miami Beach and Little Havana murders, police obtained a warrant for Zsolyomi's arrest and took him into custody on Wednesday night.
