A Miami man wounded in a 2020 shootout with a City of Miami police officer has agreed to a 15-year prison sentence, bringing a long-running case to a close in a downtown courtroom.
Antranard Womble, 30, accepted a plea deal and appeared before a judge on April 27, 2026, where the agreement was finalized and the sentence imposed. The case started with what began as a traffic stop in northwest Miami and escalated into an exchange of gunfire that left Womble injured while the officer walked away without physical wounds.
What Court Records Say
According to court records, Tactical Robbery Unit Officer Erica Socarras was trailing a Nissan Sentra in an unmarked Dodge Charger when she and the driver traded shots near the 1800 block of Northwest 50th Street. Officers who rushed to the scene in response to ShotSpotter alerts found Womble suffering from gunshot wounds to his earlobe and the back of his head.
Investigators said Socarras’ Charger was struck multiple times and that one round hit the taser on her duty belt. In court on Monday, Socarras approved the plea agreement and told the judge, “I was a target…that day I was ambushed.” Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales, who attended the hearing, framed the outcome as a message about officer safety, saying, “We are not society's punching bags,” as reported by NBC6 South Florida.
Arrest And Earlier Charges
Womble was first arrested in 2020 and faced a slate of serious counts, including attempted murder and related charges after investigators pieced together the case. Early coverage reported that he was booked on attempted felony murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, and a charge for shooting a deadly missile.
At the time, Womble was being held on a $35,000 bond, and authorities said multiple people were taken into custody after a shooting near Northwest 54th Street and 22nd Avenue. That May 2020 report laid out the timeline of the initial police response and charging decisions as the case entered the court system, as reported by WSVN.
Local Context
The episode highlights how ShotSpotter alerts and proactive police stops can put officers into volatile situations in a matter of seconds, a pattern that local reporting has tracked across Miami. City officials say the gunshot-detection system helps get officers to scenes faster, but that speed can also mean police and suspects confront each other before anyone dials 911.
Coverage of similar incidents shows ShotSpotter often prompts rapid deployments that sometimes lead officers to victims or active shooters as they arrive, as documented by the Miami Herald.
With Womble’s plea entered and the 15-year term set, the criminal case is effectively wrapped. Socarras backed the deal in court, and barring any future appeals or post-conviction moves, Womble will serve out the prison sentence agreed to in the plea.
