MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they took a man into custody on Monday afternoon after he chased his ex-girlfriend in traffic in Miami-Dade County.
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Troopers said they received a call from the woman who said she “feared for her life” after he “threatened to kill her.”
Lt. Alex Camacho, an FHP spokesperson, said the victim drove to the agency’s Snapper Creek Turnpike station and the suspect fled after seeing state troopers.
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Camacho said the man got off at Southwest Eighth Street and crashed near 127th Avenue. He said troopers took two occupants into custody and the suspect ran. Camacho said he was taken into custody a short time later and troopers seized an AR-15 from his vehicle.
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Authorities have not released the man’s name as of Tuesday morning.
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