Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\nJuan Emilio Iglesias, 34, was arrested Saturday by the Miami Police Department and is facing a charge of willful disregard of the environment, jail records show.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report, a Miami police detective reviewed a video posted to Instagram on July 8. <\/p>\n
Police said the video shows Iglesias standing on the Brickell Key Drive bridge and intentionally emptying a brown trash container filled with \u201cmiscellaneous solid waste\u201d over the bridge railing and into Biscayne Bay. <\/p>\n
They said Iglesias, who is listed as homeless in his arrest report, then threw the trash container into the water.<\/p>\n
The video also showed remnants of the trash that had landed on the bridge sidewalk being gathered by hand and thrown into the bay, according to the report.<\/p>\n
The report states that authorities identified Iglesias on July 16 using a police flyer. An MPD officer said he saw Iglesias the day after the dumping while working an off-duty detail at a Whole Foods Market on Biscayne Boulevard.<\/p>\n
Police said they obtained surveillance video from the store showing Iglesias wearing the same clothing seen in the Instagram video entering the store on July 9 and briefly interacting with the officer.<\/p>\n
Records also show Iglesias is facing charges of resisting an officer without violence, giving a false name or identification after arrest, and prohibited camping in Miami Beach in an unrelated case. <\/p>\n
As of Tuesday afternoon, he remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as \u201cto be set.\u201d<\/p>\n
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