{"id":315070,"date":"2026-06-21T21:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/315070\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T21:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:54:09","slug":"video-shows-hate-crime-targeting-jewish-miami-dade-resident-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/315070\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows hate crime targeting Jewish Miami-Dade resident, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Authorities say surveillance video obtained by Local 10 News shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/19\/mdso-man-19-charged-with-hate-crime-in-liquid-spraying-attack-in-predominantly-jewish-neighborhood\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/19\/mdso-man-19-charged-with-hate-crime-in-liquid-spraying-attack-in-predominantly-jewish-neighborhood\/\">hate crime targeting Jewish residents<\/a> of a northeast Miami-Dade neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office, Amir Ayesh, 19, was arrested after two separate victims were sprayed with an unknown liquid on May 9 by Ayesh, who was passing by them in a black vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Detectives said the two incidents occurred within just minutes of each other in the area of Northeast 10th Avenue and 171st Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Authorities said Homeland Security Bureau detectives were able to link Ayesh to both incidents through surveillance video that showed him using a water gun to spray the victims from his car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to Detective Samantha Choon, an arrest warrant was signed on June 11, charging Ayesh with two counts of battery with prejudice, \u201ca felony enhancement under Florida law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">She said Ayesh was taken into custody Thursday in Plantation with assistance by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Plantation Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He was transported to the Broward County Main Jail and will eventually be transferred to Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cMDSO remains committed to investigating crimes that target individuals based on their race, religion, ethnicity, or other protected characteristics,\u201d Choon said in an email to Local 10 News. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ayesh\u2019s arrest comes months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/20\/duo-in-bentley-committed-antisemitic-water-gun-attack-in-miami-beach-police-say\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/20\/duo-in-bentley-committed-antisemitic-water-gun-attack-in-miami-beach-police-say\/\">two other men were arrested for similar accusations. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In that case, Miami Beach police said Michael Dean Emerson, 19, of Coral Springs, and Dominic Angelo Martinez, 18, of Tamarac, used a water gun to spray a Jewish man on Mid-Beach in January. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Police said the duo targeted the victim because of his faith. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; 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