A 43-year-old man was detained Wednesday in connection with a machete attack and cellphone robbery in North Miami that occurred more than two months ago, according to police, while another suspect is still at large.
In an arrest record acquired by Local 10 News on Thursday, police named the suspect as Ronald Gedeon. They stated that the attack occurred on August 19 near Northeast 125th Street and West Dixie Highway.
According to police, Gedeon and Royer Pantabillu, 35, approached the victim on the roadside at 2:46 a.m. According to the report, Gedeon repeatedly pounded the victim while Pantabillu swung a garden machete at him.
According to the report, the victim seized the machete blade to stop the attack, resulting in a battle between all three males.
According to police, Gedeon then sought the victim’s smartphone, which she handed up. The two suspects then departed the area, according to the complaint.
According to reports, the man received treatment at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center for cuts to his wrists and scrapes on his leg. Investigators say they found surveillance video of the attack, but it has not yet been released.
Gedeon was detained on the 12000 block of West Dixie Highway and taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without incident, according to the report. According to reports, Pantabillu is still at large.
According to jail records, Gedeon is charged with one count of armed robbery with a weapon, resisting an officer without violence, and possessing drug paraphernalia with the intent to use.
As of Thursday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, with his bond indicated as “to be set.”
Anyone with information on Pantabillu’s whereabouts is asked to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
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