SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A Miami man was arrested Tuesday after Miami-Dade detectives said he pointed a handgun at a teenage cyclist and falsely claimed to be a police officer during a confrontation in the Kendall area in February.<\/p>\n
Christian Quintero, 24, an active military veteran, faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and falsely personating an officer, according to an arrest report.<\/p>\n
Investigators said the incident began Feb. 10 near Southwest 48th Street and Southwest 107th Avenue when a teenager riding an electric bicycle blew a kiss toward a female passenger sitting inside a white Toyota Camry. <\/p>\n
Authorities said the vehicle\u2019s driver became angry and began following and harassing the teen and his friend.<\/p>\n
One of the teens told detectives he was unable to escape and stopped his bicycle. <\/p>\n
According to the report, the driver rolled down his window, pointed a black handgun at him and asked, \u201cWhere\u2019s your boy?\u201d The teen said he feared for his life.<\/p>\n
The victim also told investigators the man got out of the vehicle and said, \u201cI\u2019m a cop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Detectives later identified Quintero through the vehicle\u2019s license plate and a photographic lineup, where the victim positively identified him as the suspect, according to the report. <\/p>\n
Quintero was taken into custody at the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office Kendall District station on Tuesday and declined to speak with detectives, authorities said. <\/p>\n
He was later transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n
During a bond court hearing, a judge found probable cause and set Quintero\u2019s bond at $7,500. <\/p>\n
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