Bare knuckle fighter Peter Peraza arrested after scaling Miami high-rise during SWAT standoff
One man was taken into custody after a Miami police SWAT team swarmed an Edgewater apartment building overnight.
The investigation was the result of a domestic dispute several weeks ago and the police were there to serve a warrant, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. He said SWAT was called in because the man was not cooperating with the authorities.
According to Miami police, during the execution of the warrant at Bay Parc apartments, 1756 N Bayshore Drive, Peter Peraza ran to the balcony of the 19th floor apartment and then scaled down the side of the building. He then entered a unit on the 7th floor. The resident of that apartment was not home, but he alerted the building management company after seeing Peraza on surveillance cameras installed inside his home. SWAT then took Peraza, 35, into custody.
Peraza, a bare knuckle fighter, goes by "Dirt 2 Gold" on social media and has over 50,000 followers on Instagram.
According to the arrest report, Peraza is accused of breaking into Lilllian Goodman's apartment in April and demanding money from her ex-boyfriend, who he allegedly hit and threatened to kill.
The man was able escape from Peraza and Goodman, and rain for help. He ultimately had to be taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery for his injuries.
SWAT swarms apartment building
In a video posted on Only in Dade, SWAT members can be seen walking into the apartment building just after 12:30 a.m. In another video, one SWAT member appeared to be balcony hopping.
At one point, a person with a key approached the police and let them into a room.
Moments later, Peraza in handcuffs, with his head covered, was escorted out of the building and put into the back of a police car.
"It happens quite often around here in this neighborhood. Honestly, sadly, I guess. There was a lot of movement, they wouldn't tell us anything, I couldn't even walk my dog," Jose Otero, who lives in the area, said.
No injuries were reported, according to Miami Fire Rescue.
