{"id":374871,"date":"2026-08-18T18:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/374871\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:46:08","slug":"man-jailed-in-brickell-bb-gun-drive-by-also-ided-as-miami-beach-would-be-armed-robber-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/374871\/","title":{"rendered":"Man jailed in Brickell BB gun drive-by also IDed as Miami Beach would-be armed robber, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 A suburban Chicago man arrested as part of a trio<\/a> accused of shooting a scooter rider with BB guns in Miami\u2019s Brickell neighborhood has now been identified as a suspect in a March attempted armed robbery in Miami Beach, according to police.<\/p>\n

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Ayden Hanan, 23, of Gurnee, Illinois, had attempted armed robbery and masked aggravated assault charges added to his slate on Monday while already locked up in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.<\/p>\n

According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the March 17 robbery attempt happened just before 11:15 p.m. near First Street and Meridian Avenue in the South of Fifth neighborhood.<\/p>\n

An arrest report states that four men \u2015 three masked and one unmasked \u2015 got out of a Mercedes-Benz Maybach armed with AR-15-style rifles and handguns and went up to the victim and his Lamborghini.<\/p>\n

Police said the unmasked man was identified by the victim as 30-year-old Yaritseldi Cruz, a \u201cknown associate,\u201d and the victim later identified Hanan as one of the masked suspects.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo Yaritseldi Cruz (MDCR) <\/p>\n

Cruz, police said, hit the victim in the face with a \u201cblunt object,\u201d lifted his shirt to display a pistol and said, \u201cI\u2019ll take your chain,\u201d then chased him while yelling, \u201cFight me, p—y.\u201d<\/p>\n

They said the victim identified Hanan \u201cby his eyes and facial structure\u201d and by the fact that Hanan \u201ccocked a firearm and pointed it at him\u201d after he called out Hanan\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the victim said he texted Hanan afterwards telling him that \u201cwhat he did was wrong\u201d and Hanan didn\u2019t deny being there, saying \u201che was confused about why the situation escalated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDetectives also discovered that the T-shirt worn by (Hanan) during the incident matched another photograph located on social media showing (him) wearing the same exact shirt,\u201d the MBPD report states.<\/p>\n

Records show that police arrested Cruz on April 22 in Miami\u2019s Overtown neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Hanan would be taken into custody, along with a Georgia and California man, early Monday morning in Brickell after the alleged BB gun drive-by.<\/p>\n

As of Tuesday, Hanan remained at TGK after he was ordered held without bond.<\/p>\n

Records show the case against Cruz, who lives in Miami\u2019s Flagami neighborhood, remains pending in Miami-Dade court.<\/p>\n

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