Police say a tense breakup drama turned criminal in Southwest Miami-Dade, where a 24-year-old woman allegedly barged into her former partner's home with a gun, confronted him in a bedroom and left with an iPad before being arrested and held without bond.
The suspect, identified in an arrest report as 24-year-old Markia Passmore, was taken into custody on April 20 and is being held with no bond on charges of robbery and home-invasion with a firearm. A child who was inside the house yelled for Passmore to stop during the confrontation, according to authorities.
Investigators say Passmore walked into the Southwest 179th Path home around 11 a.m. through an unlocked front door, then headed to a bedroom where her former partner and that partner's boyfriend were sleeping, according to WSVN. Police say she woke both men, questioned one man's identity and pointed a firearm at them before ordering him to leave.
When others tried to intervene, the arrest report states Passmore threatened to shoot them, then broke items in a bathroom before fleeing the scene. Authorities say she took an iPad from the home as she left.
What the charges mean
Prosecutors charged Passmore with robbery and home-invasion with a firearm, counts that carry some of the harshest penalties under Florida law. Under Florida Statute §812.135, a home-invasion robbery committed while carrying a firearm is a first-degree felony that can be punishable by life imprisonment. That level of offense typically brings far stiffer potential sentences than standard theft or burglary charges if prosecutors secure a conviction.
Local pattern of violent home invasions
The arrest lands amid a run of violent home invasions reported across Miami-Dade this year, a trend that has rattled several neighborhoods. In one recent case, a Little Havana household was bound and ransacked during a December break-in, as reported in Little Havana couple zip-tied. Community leaders and law enforcement officials have urged residents to keep doors locked and to report suspicious activity quickly.
Authorities later detained Passmore and recovered both the firearm and the stolen iPad, according to WSVN. She remains in custody without bond while investigators continue processing the case and prosecutors decide on formal filings.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Miami-Dade. Tips can be submitted at CrimeStoppers305.com or by calling 305-471-TIPS (8477). Callers and online tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward if their information leads to an arrest.
