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Miami man accused of sexting, trying to meet 12-year-old girl

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1 year ago

November 15, 2024

Miami man accused of sexting, trying to meet 12-year-old girl

MIAMI – A mother’s suspicion about her preteen daughter’s behavior led her to discover that she had been exchanging explicit text messages with a 37-year-old man, according to Miami police.

Authorities said after an undercover operation Thursday, Yosvany Fernandez Gonzalez is facing eight felonies.

A Miami Police Department arrest report states that the girl’s mother went to police Thursday to report what she found the day prior on her 12-year-old’s cellphone.

Authorities said the woman became suspicious after her daughter asked twice if she could step out of the house. Police said the woman refused and eventually, having become suspicious, took her daughter’s cellphone.

There, she found explicit conversations between her daughter and Fernandez Gonzalez, including “nude videos,” the report states.

Police said the girl told detectives that she had met Fernandez Gonzalez in her Little Havana apartment building as she went downstairs to help her father bring in groceries.

The report states that Fernandez Gonzalez, of Little Haiti, “approached her and asked her for her phone number and her age.”

Police said the girl made him aware that she was 12. They said he told her he was 27 and “did not mind.”

The report states that Fernandez Gonzalez then began sending explicit photos and videos of himself and told her, in Spanish, “I want to f— you.”

The girl told detectives that Fernandez Gonzalez “has tried to meet her in person on multiple occasions,” police said.

Police said on Wednesday, after the girl got home from school, Fernandez Gonzalez told her to meet him in her building’s laundry room, eventually leading to her mother discovering the explicit texts.

According to the report, after the woman reported what happened to police, detectives took over the girl’s cellphone to communicate with Fernandez Gonzalez undercover.

“I want to see you, because I like you, I want to give you a kiss,” police said he texted the detective, posing as the girl, in Spanish. “I can see (you) at my friends house, he left me the key, I need to go now, I (will) let you know when I get there, I’m just going to give you a kiss.”

Police said he added, “I only want to give you delicious kisses only.”

Authorities said the detective arranged a meeting with Fernandez Gonzalez at the Target shopping plaza at 3825 NW Seventh St.

Instead of encountering the girl, police said Fernandez Gonzalez came face-to-face with MPD’s Tactical Robbery Unit.

Police said they interviewed Fernandez Gonzalez, who confessed to sending the illicit texts and videos to the victim and signed and dated printouts of them.

Authorities said he also consented to a search of his electronic devices, which revealed four nude photographs of the victim.

Police arrested Fernandez Gonzalez on four counts related to the possession of child sexual abuse material, plus one count each of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child, traveling to meet a minor, sending electronic material harmful to minors and child solicitation.

As of Friday, Fernandez Gonzalez was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $55,000 bond. If released, he’ll be subject to house arrest.

Police, in a news release Friday, urged any potential additional victims of Fernandez Gonzalez to come forward and contact their Special Victims Unit at 305-603-6300.

“The Miami Police Department remains dedicated to protecting children from all crime and will work tirelessly to identify and bring those prey on the young to justice,” Officer Michael Vega, an MPD spokesperson, said.

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Ole Miss S Nick Cull’s targeting call reversed vs Miami in Peach Bowl

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January 8, 2026

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Ole Miss S Nick Cull’s targeting call reversed vs Miami in Peach Bowl

Mississippi football’s Nick Cull avoided an ejection during the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 8.

As Malachi Toney reeled in a catch from Carson Beck at the Miami 49 in the first quarter, he was hit by Cull in a helmet-to-helmet collision. Right away, the officials flagged Cull for targeting, with both Toney and Cull staying down on the field with an injury.

After officials reviewed the play, the call on the field was overturned, as the officials determined that Cull did not launch and the collision seemed to be incidental. Replay assistant Matt Austin concurred with the call on the field.

The play had a major impact on the game as well. If the call had been upheld, Miami would have had the ball at the Ole Miss 34-yard line with a chance to expand its 3-0 lead. However, a few plays later, the Hurricanes were forced to punt from the 49-yard line.

On the first play of the second quarter, Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacey scored on a 73-yard run to give the Rebels a 7-3 lead.

Because he was not called for targeting, Cull was not ejected from the game, which means Ole Miss will have him for the remainder of the game, if he can clear the concussion protocol. He was in the tent following the play.

Cull has 15 total tackles and three pass deflections this season for the Rebels.

Meanwhile, Toney went to the medical tent briefly for the Hurricanes, but returned to the game.

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Crash involving unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle impacts morning commute

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19 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Crash involving unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle impacts morning commute

Updated on: January 8, 2026 / 7:30 AM EST
/ CBS Miami

A crash involving an unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle was reported in Northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday morning, and the morning commute was impacted as a result.

Few details have been released, but the crash was reported in the area of Northwest 79th street and Interstate 95.

Video from the scene showed that the vehicles had heavy damage.

The sheriff’s office said the crash also involved a civilian vehicle, and no injuries were reported.

No other information was released.

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Miami Heat-Minnesota Timberwolves Final Injury Update: Anthony Edwards’ status divulged

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2 days ago

January 6, 2026

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Miami Heat-Minnesota Timberwolves Final Injury Update: Anthony Edwards’ status divulged

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that guard Anthony Edwards is now available to play in Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Heat after originally being listed as questionable with right foot injury maintenance.

Here’s the rest of the injury report and game preview:

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Tyler Herro: Available – Toe

Jaime Jaquez Jr.: Out – Ankle

Nikola Jovic: Available – Groin

Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team

TIMBERWOLVES

Anthony Edwards: Available – Foot

Terrence Shannon Jr.: Out – Foot

Joan Beringer: Out – G League

Game date, time and location: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 8:00 p.m. EST, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

TV: TV: Peacock,

Radio: 104.3 FM (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale), ESPN 106.3 FM, (West Palm Beach), FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM (Ft. Myers/Naples), 1450 AM (Suart), 97.7 FM (Florida Keys), WAQI 710 AM (Spanish-language broadcast, South Florida) 100.3 FM (Minnesota)

VITALS: The Miami Heat (20-16) and Minnesota Timberwolves (23-13) meet for the second and final regular season matchup after just facing off three days ago with Minnesota recording a, 125-115, win in Miami on January 3. The teams split the series, 1-1, last season with each squad winning on the road. The Heat are 36-35 all-time versus Minnesota during the regular season,
including 19-16 in home games and 17-19 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Davion Mitchell

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Norman Powell

F Andrew Wiggins

TIMBERWOLVES

G Donte DiVincenzo

G Anthony Edwards

C Rudy Gobert

F Jaden McDaniels

F Julius Randle

Spread: Heat +5.5 (-112), Timberwolves -5.5 (-108)

Moneyline: Heat +166, Timberwolves -198

Total points scored: 239.5 (over -106, under -114)

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Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on the forced turnovers: “That is and has to be our identity. We have to play with a recklessness and activity level that exceeds our opponent, and thats not to put down our talent level or anything like that, it’s more about we look different when we’re flying around and making plays and making it tough for the opponent.”