Woman charged with cruelty to a child

A Big Coppitt Key woman has been charged with cruelty toward a child. She is accused of hitting and stomping an 8 year old boy because he put dirty laundry in the dryer.

The Sheriff’s Office was notified of the case by the Department of Children and Families on April 21st. The boy told Major Crimes detectives 27 year old Marina Vega hit him in the face and on the side. He said he laid on the floor because it hurt and she stomped his stomach. He told detectives she was wearing flip flops on her feet and  “thank you God not normal shoes because it would have hurt more.”

After the investigation was completed a warrant was issued for her arrest and on Wednesday, she was booked into jail on child cruelty charges.

Man charged with burglary

A Homestead man was charged with vehicle burglary Wednesday after stolen property was found in the motorhome he was staying in.

Sgt. Jason Madnick responded to a  house on Gumbo Limbo Drive Wednesday morning after a man staying at the house discovered his car had been burglarized. He said he’d gone to sleep on the couch with his car keys on the table beside him. When he woke, the keys were gone and his belongings, which he kept in his car, were missing.

He told the sergeant one of the items in his car was a PlayStation; he said he’d shown it to 36 year old Eric Lansford the day before in an attempt to sell it to him. He said Lansford was staying on a motorhome parked on the property.

Investigations revealed the stolen belongings – including the PlayStation and the car keys – were in the motorhome, as was Lansford who was asleep inside. Lansford was arrested, charged with burglary and grand theft and he was booked into jail.

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