Former South Florida Judge Accused Of Pulling A Gun On Man During A Dispute

CBS Miami

October 12, 2021

A former South Florida judge has been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm after he reportedly pulled a gun on a man during an argument.

Miguel Fernando Mirabel, 51, who resigned this year amid misconduct allegations, was arrested Sunday at the apartment complex where he lives in Coral Gables, according to a police report.

Mirabel was unloading groceries in the garage of his building when a man asked to be let in through a gate, saying he’d left his phone upstairs in his cousin’s apartment, according to the report. They began arguing. Mirabel reportedly said the man became belligerent and called him names. Mirabel told the man he was “going to fight him.”

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