MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A South Florida homeless man who beat an elderly Metromover rider in 2020 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Robert Lee Ribbs was sentenced on Wednesday for the unprovoked attack of Eduardo Fernandez.
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Police said Ribbs approached Fernandez on the train and began to repeatedly punched and kicked him causing some pretty severe injuries.
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Ribbs was charged with strong-arm robbery, aggravated battery and battery on a person 65 or older.
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