A Miami-Dade man has been arrested and is facing attempted murder charges after Homestead police say he got into a fight with another man and beat him in the head with a metal object on New Year’s Day.
Homestead police said they responded to the 300 block of West Mowry Drive on New Year’s Day to investigate reports that a man was suffering from a severe neck and head injury.
That victim, according to police, was airlifted to Jackson South Hospital and is listed in stable condition.
Homestead Police Department detectives from the General Investigation Unit also responded to the scene, and after investigating they charged 38-year-old Urbano Berdugo with attempted murder.
Police said that the investigation showed Berdugo got into a physical fight with the victim. According to the police report, a witness say Berdugo pull a metal object from inside his sleeve and beat the victim, causing the severe injuries he sustained.
No other information was immediately available.
