Man arrested in Orlando over attack at gym in North Miami, police say

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – A former LA Health worker in Miami-Dade County was arrested in Orlando two months after he was accused of utilizing a barbell to hit a health club member over the top, police mentioned.

Main Kessler Brooks, a spokesman for the North Miami Police Division, mentioned detectives recognized the person behind the assault on the health club as Kristian Alphonso Rawlins.

Brooks mentioned there have been witnesses who noticed Rawlins’ rage and rushed to the sufferer’s support. He mentioned some used towels to cowl the sufferer’s cranium whereas Fireplace Rescue personnel arrived.

“He was severely injured,” Brooks mentioned on Tuesday in regards to the June 28 assault at 1801 NE 123 St.

Rawlins, 33, fled. Detectives bought a warrant to arrest him for the assault. Based on the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace, deputies arrested him on the Miami-Dade County warrant on Aug. 31 in Orlando.

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace held Rawlins with out bond earlier than his extradition. Rawlins is going through expenses of second-degree homicide with a lethal weapon and aggravated battery in Miami-Dade County.

Sandra Crowds, one other health club member, talked to Native 10 Information after the June 28 assault. She was outraged.

“One thing like that may’t occur,” Crowds mentioned. “You may have to pay attention to your environment and be ready.”

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