{"id":365689,"date":"2026-08-07T22:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365689\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:44:07","slug":"suspect-told-detectives-he-had-a-bad-day-after-randomly-sucker-punching-61-year-old-woman-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365689\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect told detectives he \u2018had a bad day\u2019 after randomly sucker punching 61-year-old woman &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; The suspect allegedly involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/surveillance-video-shows-man-randomly-sucker-punching-61-year-old-woman-in-miami-suspect-in-custody\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/surveillance-video-shows-man-randomly-sucker-punching-61-year-old-woman-in-miami-suspect-in-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">sucker punching a 61-year-old woman<\/a> appeared in bond court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Tavaris Greene, appeared before a judge on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greene was charged with felony battery after he seemingly randomly punched a woman while she was walking down a sidewalk in Miami\u2019s Little Havana section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVictim sustained a fractured nose, lacerations to her left cheek, and will need sutures,\u201d said Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to his arrest report, he told detectives that he was \u201chaving a bad day because he punched someone,\u201d and told them he later smoked synthetic marijuana after returning to home home to take a nap.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The woman was minding her own business while running errands when she was violently attacked, with the incident captured on surveillance video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00f3nica Zapata, who recently opened Calle Ocho Sports Bar near Southwest 10th Avenue, told 7News she found several people huddled around the 61-year-old victim when she arrived at her business on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s just walking, and he leans into her and hits her very hard one time, knocks her down \u2014 she hits the floor, her head hits the concrete \u2014 and just leaves her there,\u201d said Zapata. \u201cShe is bleeding profusely from literally the skin of her face, by her nose, and her nose, she\u2019s dripping blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zapata immediately called 911 as good Samaritans tried to assist the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe got her a chair and sat her down until paramedics got here,\u201d said Zapata.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once Zapata reviewed her surveillance footage, she rallied her staff and other business owners in the area to do what they could to help police find the suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI start asking the neighbors if their cameras are working, what is it we can do to help the detectives, and apparently this gentleman is new to the area, and he\u2019s been seen walking back and forth, up and down the street, talking to himself,\u201d said Zapata. \u201cThere\u2019s children, families that walk up and down the street. I, myself, I\u2019m constantly walking down this area and, you know, you don\u2019t know what to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7News was told that the victim was in and out of consciousness when she was taken by an ambulance. Her exact condition since the attack is not known.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; The suspect allegedly involved in sucker punching a 61-year-old woman appeared in bond court. 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