Three suspects have been arrested after they allegedly beat a man and tried to steal his $240,000 chain at a gentlemen’s club in Doral, police said.
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Sadien Alexis Mena Cove, 34, Yoan E. Guzman Bango, 33, and Manuel Antonio Barrios, 25, were arrested Wednesday on attempted strongarm robbery and battery charges, Miami-Dade jail records showed.
The alleged incident happened in the early morning hours of June 28 at the Pink Pony on Northwest 33rd Street.
According to arrest reports, the 23-year-old victim said he had been in the club with friends but stayed behind to pay his tab when Mena Cove “approached him and invited him into the restroom, stating that he only wanted to speak with him and that the conversation was for no other purpose.”
The victim said he started walking to the bathroom when he was pushed by Guzman Bango, who forced him toward a stall where three or four other people were waiting, the reports said.
He said he was forced inside and they started punching him, knocking him to the floor before they started kicking him, the reports said.
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The victim said he heard one man mention his chain, a 10-karat 2000 gram diamond chain valued at around $240,000, the report said.
He said he kept a grip on the chain while the suspects pulled on it until security entered and separated them.
Security escorted him outside and he was approached by Guzman Bango and Barrios, who started hitting him and tried to remove the chain but were unsuccessful, the reports said.
The victim was able to escape and call police.
When officers arrived they found the victim with multiple bruises and lacerations on his face, shoulders and arms, along with injuries to his neck consistent with the chain being pulled.
Part of the encounter was also captured on surveillance cameras, the reports said.
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The three suspects were booked into jail.