A man who was charged with trying to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in South Miami is facing an additional charge after trying to abduct a woman just a short time earlier in an incident that was caught on camera, police said.
Brian Gamboa, 32, was previously charged with attempted kidnapping and battery of a child and is now facing another attempted kidnapping charge, South Miami Police said Monday.
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According to police, Gamboa attacked the victim at South Miami Hospital on Thursday, at around 10:50 p.m.
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Police said he parked his car and walked through a hospital parking garage before confronting the victim.
Surveillance video obtained by NBC6 on Monday showed a woman outside the hospital being grabbed by a man who police said was Gamboa before she falls to the ground.
The man then gets on top of the woman as they appear to struggle for several minutes before he gets up and she's able to get away.
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"He confronts the victim and tries to kidnap her. As you can see in the video he takes her to the ground, they're there for several minutes, the victim is able to get away from him," South Miami Police Sgt. Fernando Bosch said. "It's pretty scary for the victim."
After the attempt outside the hospital, police said Gamboa was involved in a hit-and-run and then tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in the 6100 block of Southwest 86th Street around 11:15 p.m.
The teen fought Gamboa off and he fled the scene.
"He grabbed me here and this is when I started swinging at him, too, and then scratched on my arms. And he pushed me to the ground ... and this knee can’t bend," 16-year-old Valerie told NBC6 while showing the scratches on her body.
Police received a description of the car involved and later spotted Gamboa driving a car that matched the description and stopped him, police said.
Gamboa was charged a second time after the 38-year-old victim in the hospital incident positively identified him as her attacker, police said. A doctor at the hospital also allegedly identified Gamboa after seeing a news report.
“I’ve been here seven years in South Miami. This is the first time, that I know of, that we had a case like this," Bosch said. "There’s cameras at the hospital. You’ve got to know there are cameras in the hospital.”
During his court appearance over the weekend, a judge denied Gamboa's bond. He had initially been granted a $30,000 bond before the second attempted kidnapping charge was added.
“Mr. Gamboa zealously denies the allegations against him and we will aggressively pursue the truth in this matter," defense attorney Eric M. Matheny said in a statement.
Bosch said police are still investigating the incidents and trying to learn more about Gamboa. They're also looking into the possibility there could be more alleged victims.
