MIAMI – Miami police say they’re looking into a disturbing video showing a woman being assaulted as she tried to rescue a dog that had been kicked into the water.
It happened Friday on the west side of Brickell Key.
Witnesses said the dog’s owner kicked the dog into the bay and then assaulted JaDee Guidice, who tried to save the animal.
Guidice said when she confronted the man, he handed her his phone and said, “Will you video me? I do this all the time for my show.”
She said her response was, “Absolutely not.”
Things escalated. The man shoved another witness, shoved Guidice, all while the dog struggled in the water, unable to climb the seawall. Guidice, a former lifeguard and competitive swimmer, jumped in.
“He jumped in after me, started splashing me, kicking at me, and was like, ‘Stay away from my dog, stay away from my dog,’” she said.
Guidice said other witnesses eventually helped get her and the dog out of the water. She says police and Brickell security came, but the man was able to leave with the dog.
“If this person is doing this in broad daylight, I can’t imagine what’s going on behind closed doors,” Guidice said.
A spokesperson for the Miami Police Department said a “report was generated” and said detectives are “actively” investigating.
Editor’s note: The original version of this article stated that the rescue had taken place before, rather than after, the assault.