MIAMI \u2014 Miami police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing a well-known South Florida monument. <\/p>\n
According to the Miami Police Department, officers responded to the Bay of Pigs Monument, located at 806 SW 13th Ave. in the city\u2019s Little Havana neighborhood, on Wednesday after a city parks employee was alerted to the monument being damaged.<\/p>\n
The monument, which has been in place since 1971, is owned by the city. <\/p>\n
Investigators said that after reviewing surveillance footage, they found that the vandalization occurred on Sunday night when a man was seen breaking the monument. <\/p>\n
That man has since been identified as Jean Carlo Rojas.<\/p>\n
Police said the impacted part of the monument, which was described as \u201cthe gray missile,\u201d suffered damages that would cost $1,000 to repair. <\/p>\n
As officers were retrieving the surveillance footage, they realized the suspect was still in the area, standing on the sidewalk near the monument, and quickly took him into custody. <\/p>\n
Official documents identify Rojas as a construction worker who is currently homeless. <\/p>\n
He is facing a felony charge of criminal mischief on a memorial or historic property. <\/p>\n
According to jail records, Rojas was already out on felony bond for a separate case in which he was charged with battery on a police officer, firefighter or corrections officer and resisting an officer without violence. <\/p>\n
As of Thursday morning, he was being held behind bars at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with bond listed as \u201cto be set.\u201d<\/p>\n
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