A 37-year-old man was taken into custody over the weekend after allegedly attacking two men and a 6-year-old boy as they left a McDonald’s in Miami Gardens.
According to a Miami Gardens Police Department arrest report, Javarus Therone Howard of Miami Gardens was arrested on Saturday for burglary of an inhabited conveyance and three counts of battery.
The incident occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday at the McDonald’s at 18250 NW 27th Ave.
According to police, the victims had dined at the fast food restaurant and were about to leave when Howard followed them to their car.
According to the police report, Howard approached the boy’s father on the passenger side of the vehicle and grabbed his throat, resulting in a violent confrontation.
According to police, Howard entered the vehicle through the driver’s side door and stole $20 in cash.
He then reached into the backseat and grabbed the boy’s head, according to officials.
According to the complaint, the owner of the vehicle approached Howard, and Howard slapped the man’s phone out of his hand.
Howard then returned to the McDonald’s, where authorities apprehended and arrested him.
According to the report, numerous witnesses who were in the drive-through at the time gave written accounts of what happened.
The motive behind the attack remains unknown.
According to the complaint, authorities arrested Howard and returned the $20 to his father.
As of Monday afternoon, Howard was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. According to online jail records, his bond is “to be set.”
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