A Miami beach bachelor party turned tragic when a man was reportedly stabbed on Saturday morning. Malik Edwards, 46, has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, as NBC Miami reports. Police were called to the scene on the 1500 block of Washington Avenue near Club Exchange Miami and found a victim with a serious wound to his abdomen, sustaining injuries severe enough to require rushing him to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.
According to the arrest report, the victim's friends were waiting for their vehicles after leaving the club when the victim shouted, "Yo, I just got stabbed." A friend and witness of the victim, who was in Miami Beach celebrating a bachelor party, turned and saw Edwards allegedly holding the knife. This same witness also mentioned they had seen Edwards inside the club and suspected an argument over women might have occurred, according to NBC Miami.
Consequently, Edwards was located by police after a "be on the lookout" bulletin was issued, according to NBC Miami. They discovered two folding pocket knives on Edwards during a search, one blade with wet blood found on it, as Local 10 states. Witnesses later identified Edwards in a show-up identification process as the man who had stabbed the victim. Despite the grim nature of the assault, the victim's current condition remains unconfirmed by police.
Refusing to speak with detectives, Edwards, who works as a security guard, was found with blood on his clothing when he was apprehended. After his arrest, he was appointed a public defender at his bond court hearing, where his bond was set at $15,000, and he was ordered house arrest with a GPS monitor, as reported by Local 10. Furthermore, Edwards is required to keep away from the victim under a judge's order, while no additional arrests have been made known at this juncture.
