{"id":276197,"date":"2026-05-19T05:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276197\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T05:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:28:26","slug":"man-accused-of-trying-to-kill-his-wife-twice-in-one-day-in-miami-dade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276197\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of trying to kill his wife twice in one day in Miami-Dade"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 66-year-old man who works as a security guard stands accused of trying to kill his wife twice on Friday in Miami-Dade County, records show. <\/p>\n

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Fael Francois placed a pillow over the woman\u2019s head as she slept, and after she was able to fight back and get away, he tried to shoot her, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy\u2019s arrest report. <\/p>\n

\u201cToday, you are going to die,\u201d Francois told the victim while pointing the gun at her head, according to the deputy\u2019s arrest report. <\/p>\n

Francois, who was born in Haiti, \u201cpulled the trigger,\u201d but \u201cdid not have the magazine inserted in the firearm, therefore, no round was fired,\u201d a deputy wrote, according to the report. <\/p>\n

The woman was able to leave the house and hide behind a shed in their backyard, where she called 911 for help, according to the deputy\u2019s arrest report. <\/p>\n

Deputies detained Francois and arrested him at 1 a.m. on Saturday at the M-DSO Northside District Station, according to the arrest report.<\/p>\n

Corrections booked him at 2:25 a.m. at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he remained on Monday afternoon, according to inmate records. <\/p>\n

Francois faced five charges in two new cases, according to Miami-Dade County court records. Francois faced a charge of resisting arrest without violence. <\/p>\n

In the domestic violence case, Francois faced charges of attempted murder with a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated battery, and battery. A judge denied him bond on the attempted murder charge. <\/p>\n

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

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