{"id":41571,"date":"2026-03-13T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=41571"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:12:47","slug":"man-accused-of-brandishing-a-firearm-at-hialeah-campus-during-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/man-accused-of-brandishing-a-firearm-at-hialeah-campus-during-confrontation\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Accused Of Brandishing A Firearm At Hialeah Campus During Confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 23-year-old man was arrested for brandishing a firearm during a verbal confrontation in the parking garage at the Hialeah Campus on March 9, according to a Hialeah Police Department arrest affidavit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leonard Diaz was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, improper exhibition of a firearm and sale or delivery of a controlled substance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing a firearm to school grounds is prohibited by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Laws\/Statutes\/2025\/810.095\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Statute <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">810.095<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">considered a third-degree felony.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the arrest affidavit, the man who reported the incident said he got into a verbal altercation with Diaz in the parking garage at Hialeah Campus, 1780 W. 49th St., at around 10:20 a.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both individuals were identified as Miami Dade College students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The man who reported the incident said Diaz got a firearm from his car, placed it in his waistband and walked toward his vehicle while \u201cshouting in an aggressive manner.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe victim further stated that [Diaz] kicked his vehicle\u2026\u201d the report says. \u201cDue to the defendant&#8217;s behavior, he was in fear of his life because he believed [Diaz] would use the weapon against him.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diaz told the police that the other driver had been tailgating him from the first floor to the third floor and he only stepped out of his vehicle to speak with him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Eddie Rodriguez, the Public Information Officer for the Hialeah Police Department, said that after Diaz was arrested and the officers inventoried his car they found small bags suspected of containing white cocaine, tusi\u2014also known as pink cocaine\u2014an ounce of marijuana and an ecstasy pill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diaz was transported to the Turner Guildford Knight Correctional Center before bonding out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College officials confirmed Diaz has been suspended for violating the student code of conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMiami Dade College remains committed to maintaining a safe and secure learning environment across all of our campuses,\u201d the college said in a statement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To report any public safety issues at Hialeah Campus, call (305) 237-8701.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Click<\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i> here<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. 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