MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. — Officials with the Miami Springs Police Department released video on Friday showing what they said was a violent domestic kidnapping within the city the day prior.
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Authorities said it happened just before 11 a.m. Thursday in the 3900 block of Northwest South River Drive.
Police said the video shows Andre Christian Lopez, 31, stopping his vehicle and pulling his girlfriend back inside as she tried to escape.
They said she eventually managed to break free, but Lopez chased after her and began kicking her in the head, pushing her to the ground and later bashing her head against the SUV as he forced her back inside. Police said she was able to successfully escape again a few minutes later.
Authorities said a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy eventually found Lopez in the 1700 block of Northwest 81st Street, in the unincorporated West Little River area, and took him into custody.
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In an interview with Miami Springs police, he admitted to beating his girlfriend, calling it a “regular occurrence,” according to an MSPD report.
Police said Lopez’s girlfriend was uncooperative and told officers she didn’t want anyone to get in trouble.
Jail records show Lopez, facing charges of kidnapping and battery, was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Friday afternoon.
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