Man faces attempted murder charge after stabbing victim at Miami bus stop, cops say

MIAMI — A 61-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after police said he allegedly stabbed another man during an argument at a Miami bus stop.

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Jail records show Maurice Yoelcis Sapp was taken into custody following the stabbing, which Miami police say occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 61st Street.

Authorities said they responded to the bus stop after a man flagged down Miami police while holding a knife.

They said a responding officer found Sapp, who is listed as homeless in his arrest report, holding a knife in his right hand while grabbing the shirt of another man.

Police said the officer then ordered Sapp to drop the knife, and he complied.

They said the victim was found bleeding from a large wound on the left side of his face and was taken by Miami Fire Rescue medics to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

Investigators said the victim suffered stab wounds to his left cheek, left shoulder and upper abdomen.

A witness told detectives she was sitting near Sapp on a bus bench when she saw him approach the victim. She also stated that she heard both men having an argument before Sapp returned to the bench, according to the report.

The witness told investigators that the victim later approached Sapp and continued the argument, the report states.

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During the confrontation, she said she heard Sapp tell the victim, “Say it again,” before stabbing him in the left cheek with a black pocketknife, police said.

According to the report, Sapp later told detectives that Beasley approached him and grabbed his shirt during the argument.

Sapp claimed that he removed the victim’s hand from his shirt and stabbed him three to four times with a pocketknife that had been beside him on the bench, the report states.

Police said Sapp also told investigators that the victim did not have a weapon during the confrontation or before the stabbing.

After reviewing the statements and evidence, detectives determined Sapp was the “primary aggressor” and arrested him, according to the report.

Jail records show Sapp is facing one count of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. As of Thursday, he was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer also ordered Sapp to stay away from the victim.

Police did not say what the suspect and victim were argung about before the stabbing occurred.

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