Aventura, FL - Aventura police arrested a 38-year-old man on Sunday after a violent incident in the mall's bus terminal bathroom.
According to authorities, Michael Jerome Parrish entered an occupied accessible stall and assaulted a disabled homeless man who was using the restroom.
The victim defended himself with a knife, cutting Parrish's hand in the process.
The report states Parrish fled the bathroom and attacked another elderly man before police arrived.
Officers described Parrish as acting erratically, sweating heavily, and yelling.
He was taken to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital for a medical evaluation before being booked.
Parrish now faces felony charges for burglary with assault or battery, and lewd and lascivious battery on a vulnerable adult.
A misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge was also added.
A Miami-Dade judge ordered him held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Public records revealed Parrish has a criminal history, including previous prison sentences for robbery and assaulting a law enforcement officer in Palm Beach and Broward counties.