A 47-year-old man is being held without bond in Miami-Dade County after deputies say he showed up at his ex-girlfriend's mobile home park, stabbed her multiple times over issues tied to his new relationship, and struck her friend in the face with a handgun when she tried to intervene. Christaan Johnson, also known as Chris and Christian, now faces five charges across two separate domestic violence cases, including attempted murder and armed burglary with assault or battery.
According to WPLG Local 10, Johnson confronted his ex-girlfriend on Thursday over issues involving his new relationship, per the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office arrest report. Deputies say he stabbed her in the back, buttocks, and legs, puncturing one of her lungs in the process. When a friend stepped in to defend her, Johnson allegedly struck the woman in the face with a black handgun he was holding alongside a knife.
MDSO deputies have accused Johnson of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend, and court records show he is now facing an attempted murder charge in addition to armed aggravated battery with great bodily harm and armed burglary with assault or battery. Both the attempted murder charge and the armed burglary charge carry no bond, while a separate aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge and a strong-arm robbery charge each carried a $7,500 bond, per court records cited by the station.
Arrest Came Hours After the Attack in Gladeview
Deputies detained Johnson at about 1:10 p.m. Thursday near Northwest 20th Avenue and 76th Street in Gladeview, and formally arrested him shortly before 1:30 p.m. at Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office headquarters in Doral. Gladeview, an unincorporated community in northwest Miami-Dade with roughly 15,377 residents and a median household income of $47,469, according to World Population Review, has seen other violent incidents draw scrutiny in recent months. Corrections personnel booked Johnson into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center near Doral at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, per inmate records.
The arresting agency's name reflects a broader shift in county law enforcement. The former Miami-Dade Police Department officially became the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on January 7, 2025, after Rosie Cordero-Stutz was sworn in as the county's first elected sheriff in nearly 60 years, according to CBS News.
A Lengthy Prior Record
Court records reviewed by the station show Johnson's history with Miami-Dade law enforcement stretches back more than two decades. He was arrested in connection with aggravated battery of a pregnant woman in 2000 and cocaine possession in 2004, and he was later convicted of deriving support from prostitution and possession of a weapon by a felon. In 2024, he was arrested again on an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge.
A bond court judge ordered Johnson held without bond pending trial on his most serious counts. Florida's House Bill 1627, enacted in 2023, expanded pre-trial detention statutes to bar nonmonetary release at first appearance for specified violent and domestic violence offenses, a framework that helps explain the no-bond order.
What Johnson Could Face in Court
Under Florida Statutes § 782.04 and § 777.04, attempted first-degree murder is a first-degree felony punishable by up to life in prison, while attempted second-degree murder carries up to 15 or 30 years depending on the circumstances. Separately, armed burglary with assault or battery under Florida Statute § 810.02(2)(a) is classified as a life felony carrying a maximum potential sentence of life imprisonment.
If gun-related allegations are established in court, Florida's “10-20-Life” law under Florida Statute § 775.087 could also come into play. That statute imposes a mandatory minimum of 10 years in state prison, without eligibility for discretionary early release, for anyone who possesses or displays a firearm during certain violent felonies. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Laura Stuzin, who serves in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, is set to preside over Johnson's pending cases.
A Broader Pattern of Domestic Violence Cases
Johnson's arrest adds to a steady caseload of domestic violence prosecutions moving through Miami-Dade's courts. The county recorded 7,464 domestic violence offenses in 2024, a rate of 267.0 offenses per 100,000 residents, according to Florida Department of Law Enforcement figures cited by Miami-Dade Matters. Statewide, certified domestic violence centers answered 75,746 crisis hotline calls and sheltered 12,543 survivors and family members during the 2023–2024 fiscal year, per the Florida Senate.
It remains unclear what degree of attempted murder the State Attorney's Office has officially filed, and the current medical condition of Johnson's ex-girlfriend, who suffered a punctured lung, has not been publicly disclosed. Frine Gomez, a Local 10 News senior assignment editor, contributed reporting to the original story.
