Macron draws Moscow’s ire for saying Russia becoming ‘subservient’ to China.Belarus’ opposition told to ‘be prepared’ amid rumours of Lukashenko’s health.Russian hypersonic missiles shot down over Ukraine, Kyiv says.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.Ĭopyright 2023 Sunbeam Television Corp. If you have any information on this incident, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Police are investigating what happened when the cameras weren’t recording.ħNews reached out to Bartlett and his girlfriend for comment, but they have not responded as of this writing. The chaotic incident comes as hundreds of people took over South Florida streets on their all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes on Martin Luther King Jr. They’re very disturbed, and ultimately it’s very clear that this was racially charged,” said attorney Angel Suttle. The group is now said to be represented by civil rights attorney Lee Merritt’s firm. “We, the people of the community demand charges upon Mark Allen Bartlett.” “Dear City of Miami Beach Police Department,” the sign on one truck read, though incorrectly identifying the police jurisdiction. Several kids on bicycles showed up to the press conference.Īt one point, kids stood beside a truck that was playing the viral video on a large screen.Įarlier in the day, the same truck gathered with a similar truck in Miami blasting the viral video. “Those kids should have been left alone and got their demonstration understood of what they’re fighting for,” he said. Wells believes the incident could have been avoided if the kids weren’t bothered. I can’t even get a conversation out of these kids right now.” This kid still has on the same clothes he had on from yesterday – a red shirt. “This kid ain’t even sleep last night, who’s standing to my right. “These kids, loss for words right now,” Dwight Wells said. Thank you to and Chief Īs of Tuesday morning, Bartlett has bonded out of jail.ħNews spoke with the organizer of the protest ahead of a press conference.
His use of racist comments, especially on MLK Day, and threatening others with a gun will not be tolerated by anyone. I can confirm that the man in the video was arrested. “We have an investigator that’s assigned, that normally handles our hate crimes,” he said, “so if we’re able to show that that’s the case, then we’ll take the appropriate action.”Ĭity of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez took to Twitter to condemn Bartlett’s actions seen in the video. I am committed to filing the appropriate charges and to vigorously prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law.”Ĭolina also assigned a similar unit to investigate the video. I spoke with City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Chief of Police Jorge Colina this morning and my office is working closely with City of Miami Police on this matter. I have assigned my Chief of our Hate Crimes Unit to immediately investigate and handle this case. “I am outraged at the reported acts depicted in the videos taken during this incident. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle issued a statement Tuesday morning that read: It’s almost kind of like a road rage kind of thing. It’s not to excuse the behavior of the lady who we first see in that video, and then of the man that comes out with the gun, because they were both wrong, but this is what happens when people are out on the street. Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina said on Tuesday, “The video was obviously very disturbing, and there’s a few things that happened here. “As I saw him pulling out the gun, I turned around and started walking back toward the crowd.”Ĭity of Miami Police confirmed to 7News that Bartlett was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. “He was like, ‘You black, you black ! Get away from my car,'” Joseph said. “Put the gun to my head!” a rider screamed in response.Įighteen-year-old Deante Joseph said he was caught in the middle of it before getting away as things escalated. “You losers.”Īs Bartlett walked away, he’s heard calling them the N-word three times.
“Get the out of here, you piece of ,” Bartlett told one of the riders. Things then escalated when, Miami Police said, 51-year-old Mark Allen Bartlett, ran up to the group with a gun. Organizers said they’re fighting for affordable housing, saying the city sold their homes to private developers without their input. The riders were protesting being displaced from the Liberty Square area. “You just ran over my foot with your tire!” she yelled at one of the riders. A separate video showed the woman accusing one of the riders of running over her foot.
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