Man accused of attacking roommate with metal pole in Edgewater

MIAMI — A 50-year-old Miami man was arrested after police said he attacked his roommate with a metal pole.

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It happened just after 2 a.m. along Northeast 22nd Street, west of Second Avenue, in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood.

According to the Miami Police Department, the victim was in a vehicle being driven by the suspect, identified as Orlando Jose Olivares, when they got into an argument after Olivares allegedly almost caused a collision.

The argument continued until they reached their home, when police said the victim told officers he saw Olivares walking toward him with what was described as a steel fence post.

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According to an arrest form, “the victim told him to put the metal post down and fight like men” but instead, police said Olivares struck the victim in the elbow and head with the pole, causing the victim to fall to the ground, after which Olivares then “got on top of the victim in a full mount position” and continued to punch him “and at one point choking him from behind.”

Investigators said the victim’s wife recorded a portion of the altercation on her cell phone.

Olivares is facing a felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and as of Thursday afternoon was being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set.”

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