Massachusetts man assaults woman, 62, at Aventura bus stop for refusing sex, cops say

AVENTURA, Fla. — A man from the Boston area has been arrested months after police said he punched a 62-year-old woman in the face at an Aventura bus depot earlier this year.

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According to an arrest report, the Aventura Police Department arrested Wetsmy Louicius, 25, of Lynn, Massachusetts, on a charge of aggravated battery.

Police said the attack happened on Feb. 4 at the Aventura Mall Transit Bus Depot, located at 19501 Biscayne Blvd.

According to the report, officers arrived to find the victim sitting on a bus bench surrounded by Aventura Mall security personnel, holding paper towels to her face as they observed “a significant amount of blood on the ground.”

The report states she was taken by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital as a trauma alert.

Medical staff later determined the woman had multiple facial fractures and were concerned about her airway, according to the report.

Police said the victim told hospital staff on Feb. 6 that she was waiting for a bus when Louicius, who was sitting next to her, asked if she wanted to have sex. They said after she replied “no,” he “punched her in the face without warning,” according to the report.

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Investigators reviewed surveillance video from the bus depot, which they said showed Louicius sitting beside the woman before she stood near the curb to look for an approaching bus.

Police said the video shows Louicius punching her, which caused her to fall off the curb into the roadway before fleeing on foot.

Detectives said they tracked Louicius using surveillance footage from nearby businesses, including a Citibank branch, a Total Wine store and a Marathon gas station, where they obtained a clear image of his face.

Authorities said detectives with the New Jersey Transit Police Department also identified Louicius from surveillance images and advised Aventura detectives that the Boston Police Department also had probable cause to arrest him in “similar” incidents.

Investigators said Louicius has also been linked to other alleged attacks. According to WCVB in Boston, he was arrested in December 2022 after Boston police accused him of assaulting three women near the Back Bay MBTA station.

As of Tuesday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after being transferred from Broward County, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

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