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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – After a shooting Saturday, deputies reported that erstwhile they arrested Eric Joseph helium had “a firearm connected the rider beforehand seat” of the achromatic car helium was driving adjacent Barry University successful Miami-Dade County.
Records amusement Joseph, 39, who was calved successful Haiti and has lived successful Miami-Dade for decades, shouldn’t person had a gun, according to deputies.
Joseph was 19 erstwhile helium was arrested for marijuana and 21 erstwhile helium was arrested for cocaine trafficking portion armed, records show.
On his 23rd birthday, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carmen Cabarga sentenced him to 4 years successful situation for cause trafficking portion armed, records show.
According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Joseph walked retired of situation connected Christmas Day successful 2011. He was 26 and managed to enactment retired of occupation successful Miami-Dade for implicit a decade.
On Saturday, deputies identified Joseph arsenic the fishy of a shooting soon earlier 8 p.m., astatine Northwest 110 Street and Northwest Fifth Avenue -- adjacent his home, according to deputies.
When corrections booked him, Joseph was retired connected enslaved connected a pending felony lawsuit that Miami-Dade prosecutors filed past twelvemonth aft Miami constabulary officers accused him of reckless driving during a pursuit connected June 7.
According to Miami-Dade deputies, Joseph besides had a Nov. 20 home unit injunction. He appeared successful tribunal facing 27 caller charges successful 2 pending cases.
In 1 case, Joseph faced charges of possession of a limb by a convicted felon, 4 counts of shooting a deadly missile, 13 counts of possession of ammunition oregon limb by a delinquent, transgression mischief, and usurpation of a home unit injunction.
In the different case, helium faced 5 counts of first-degree attempted execution with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, and unlawfully discharging a firearm successful a nationalist spot oregon residential area.
Detectives asked anyone with accusation astir this oregon different cases to telephone Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers astatine 305-471-8477 to stay anonymous.
Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.
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