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Wanted fugitive caught after arrest over hitting bartender in Miami

Jose. A. Navarro-Lopez, an Oscela County fugitive, appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Saturday over a battery in Miami. (Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

MIAMI – A wanted fugitive who was caught in Miami after he allegedly struck a woman who was working as a bartender appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Saturday.

Jose. A. Navarro-Lopez told Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Laura Shearon Cruz he and the woman were co-workers at Proof in Miami. He said he worked as a cook.

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“They must work different shifts, but both can continue to work there,” Cruz said in court.

Records show Miami-Dade correctional officers booked Navarro-Lopez, 39, at about 6 a.m., on Friday, at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center where he remained on Saturday afternoon awaiting extradition.

Cruz denied Navarro-Lopez’s bond because of the arrest warrant out of Osceola County and set his bond on the battery charge in Miami-Dade County at $1,000. Cruz also ordered him to stay away from the victim when released.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.


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