Overview
- Silvia Carmen Perez, 61, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with an Oct. 18 encounter near the 10200 block of Southwest 57th Avenue in Pinecrest.
- She faces counts of robbery by sudden snatching and battery after detectives reviewed footage posted by Only in Dade that drew widespread attention.
- An arrest report states Perez parked across a bike path, approached a group of juveniles, grabbed a phone from one teen, and the device’s fall injured the teen’s hand.
- Police say she raised the damaged phone and threatened to throw it into a canal before discarding it, then drove along the bike path, creating a safety hazard.
- Perez turned herself in, was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, released from jail under a court order to avoid the minors, and her lawyer argued the youths were riding motor and e‑bikes disruptively.