MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A 26-year-old homeless woman was arrested Monday afternoon after police said she allegedly battered a senior couple in Miami Beach. <\/p>\n
According to an arrest report, Thalia Rodriguez was taken into custody by the Miami Beach Police Department following a disturbance call near the 400 block of Euclid Avenue.<\/p>\n
The report states officers initially responded around 1 p.m. to a call about a \u201csuspicious person causing a disturbance outside a business.\u201d <\/p>\n
When Miami Beach police arrived at the scene, they said the individual had left the area, but they recovered belongings, including a wallet containing a Florida driver\u2019s license identifying Rodriguez.<\/p>\n
While canvassing the area, an officer spotted a woman matching the description involved in a physical altercation with an elderly man near 1000 Fifth St., according to the report. <\/p>\n
Officers then separated the individuals and detained Rodriguez pending an investigation.<\/p>\n
According to the report, the victims told officers they were walking into a business for an appointment when Rodriguez approached them from behind, called the woman a w—-, and slapped her in the face. <\/p>\n
Police said the man intervened to protect his wife, and a struggle with Rodriguez ensued, the report states.<\/p>\n
They said the woman suffered a superficial cut to her lip, while the man had minor scratches to his face. Both were treated at the scene and declined to be transported to the hospital. <\/p>\n
A witness and surveillance video from the building corroborated the victims\u2019 accounts, according to the report.<\/p>\n
A motive for the attack remains unclear at this time. <\/p>\n
Jail records show Rodriguez is facing two counts of battery on a person 65 years or older. Police did not list the age of the victims in the publicly released report. <\/p>\n
As of Tuesday, she was being held on a $20,000 bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n
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