MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – In an exclusive interview with 7News, a woman described the terrifying moment she was assaulted by two men in Miami Beach.<\/p>\n
While making her morning walk to work, Fay Ramlawi Benton said she was jumped by a man along the Beachwalk between 19th and 20th Streets at around 11 a.m., Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe grabbed me and I kept on pulling and pulling,\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when she said a second man approached her.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looked at me and I went, \u2018OK, someone\u2019s coming to help,’\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n
Instead of helping a woman in need, the second man joined in on the assault, turning Benton\u2019s horrifying situation from bad to worse.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat gentleman had me here, they were both grabbing me, I think they were trying to get me into the bushes,\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n
She desperately fought back against her attackers, shouting for help.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kept on screaming and screaming. I remember saying, \u2018Get off of me.\u2019 I remember saying, \u2018Help.\u2019 I remember saying, \u2018Stop,’\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n
She felt helpless in the moment, fearing what would happen next.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had his hands, like everywhere. The next gentleman did the same thing on the other side,\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n
She believes both men had the intent of sexually assaulting her.<\/p>\n
She said several witnesses who saw everything unfold just watched, until a third man walked over, scaring the attackers away.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video from the area shows the two individuals she said were responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just your normal, average girl that grew up here, you know, and so, clearly, it could happen to any of us,\u201d said Benton.<\/p>\n
Police were called immediately after and managed to track down and arrest both men within minutes. One of them was found around the 300 block along Lincoln Road.<\/p>\n
Christopher Martinez, one of the men taken into custody, has a long rap sheet in Miami Beach and has been a frequent resident at the Miami-Dade County jail.<\/p>\n