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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Police have arrested a South Florida man who pulled a gun on a group of bicyclists during a verbal confrontation in Brickell.
Police said it started Monday afternoon following a verbal altercation between a woman and a group of young men, who had been blocking traffic on the Brickell Avenue Bridge.
The woman is seen on cellphone video claiming someone ran over her foot.
It is not known what happened before what’s seen in the video, which is embedded below.
Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney released the following statement:
“I am outraged at the reported acts depicted in the videos taken during this incident. I have assigned my Chief of our Hate Crimes Unit to immediately investigate and handle this case. I spoke with City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Chief of Police Jorge Colina this morning and my office is working closely with City of Miami Police on this matter. I am committed to filing the appropriate charges and to vigorously prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law.”
Video captures expletives from both sides.
Then a man is seen with a gun in hand, yelling a racial slur multiple times. He was identified by police as Mark Allen Bartlett, 51.
Bartlett was charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a license.
According to the arrest report, Bartlett admitted to pulling out a weapon, but he says he never pointed it at anyone.
No injuries were reported from the incident.