🌱 Samson Calls InterMiami Deal 'Billion Dollar Heist' + Insurrection

Good morning, Miami! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

A couple of showers; breezy. High: 81 Low: 75.

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Here are the top five stories in Miami today:

1. A South Florida man faces multiple charges after being accused of spraying law enforcement officers with chemical irritant during the Insurrection on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. 38-year-old Barry Ramey of Plantation is charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon; civil disorder; engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a dangerous weapon; and other offenses. (Miami Patch)

2. A suspected rapist has been arrested after, police said, he assaulted a teenager in Lauderhill, and detectives fear she may not be the only victim. Police arrested 39-year-old Jermaine Henderson in Hollywood on Tuesday. (WSVN)

3. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava took to Twitter on Friday afternoon to announce the county’s COVID seven-day positivity rate is now at 10 percent. She added, "we’re monitoring this spike closely, and urge residents to take the basic steps we know work." (CBS Miami)

4. David Samson, former president of the Miami Marlins, stars in filmmaker Billy Corben's viral takedown video of the Inter Miami CF proposal to build a soccer stadium on the city’s Melreese Golf Course, calling it "a billion dollar heist happening in broad daylight." The Melreese deal would give InterMiami a 99-year lease at what Corben and Samson say is a criminally low rate. (NBC Miami)

5. The man who was attacked by boxing legend Mike Tyson before taking off on a Jet Blue flight from San Francisco to Miami refused to cooperate with investigators about the incident, according to the San Francisco Police Department. TMZ is identifying the passenger as 36-year-old Melvin Townsend who apparently has a prior criminal record. (WPLG Local 10)

Today in Miami:

• Family Storytime in the Park at Virrick Park Branch Library. (10:00 AM)
• José Ignacio "Chascas" Valenzuela Presenta "Mona Carmona y la Sagrada Familia." (4:00 PM)
• MOAD Talks With Linda Norden: Hot Pink and Secrets: What’s In A Box? (4:00 PM)
• Frites Artois By Stella Artois. Featuring Chef Roy Choi. (5:00 PM)
• United Way Of Broward County Mayors’ Gala “An Evening of Stars." (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations Royal Palm Elementary on being recognized by the National Wildlife Federation Eco-Schools USA program for commitment to sustainability, environmental literacy, & ability to transcend the traditional classroom by offering a place-based, hands-on approach to learning. (Facebook)
• Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a 59-year-old man missing from Deerfield Beach. (WPLG Local 10)
• Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced Friday that announce that the University of Miami UHealth Walgreens pilot Clinic will provide rapid STI/HIV testing in Miami Beach and expand the Mobile PrEP Program. He also thanked healthcare workers for all they do for the community. (Twitter)
• A 33-year-old woman from South Florida was hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act Thursday night after she grabbed a gun and barricaded herself inside her home with her family, authorities said. (WPLG Local 10)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.