MIAMI – Police officers arrested Jimmy Beasley on Friday in Miami Gardens, where now two different women have accused him of domestic violence.
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During a bond court hearing Saturday in Miami-Dade County court, the new victim asked Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jason Emilios Dimitris for leniency describing Beasley, now a 34-year-old father, as a “stand-up guy” who “made one bad mistake.”
Dimitris, who usually works at the MDC Children’s Courthouse, ordered pre-trial services to accept the case because although Beasley has an arrest record — he does not have a criminal record. In 2018, records show police officers arrested Beasley, then 28, for battery, and prosecutors dropped the case months later.
“Mr. Beasley, I am giving you a huge, huge, huge chance here,” Dimitris said in court. “I don’t know that I think that you will not re-offend, but I am giving you that opportunity. I want you to go to your job. I want you to be able to support your baby, and I want you to have no further violent contact with your wife or anyone else. Do you understand?”
“Yes, Sir,” Beasley said.
Inmate records show correctional officers booked Beasley shortly before 9:10 a.m. on Friday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He faced charges of child abuse with no great bodily harm, attempted threats or extortion, battery, and disorderly conduct. Dimitris set his bond at $6,150.
Dimitris had one last request for Beasley before moving on to another case: “Don’t let me down!”
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.