Video shows knife-wielding man confronted by store owner after allegedly vandalizing South Beach smoke shop

A knife-wielding man is behind bars after he was confronted by a Miami Beach store owner who explained he damaged the store and the tense exchange was caught on camera Speaking with News on Wednesday Ali Fayad the owner of Samaya Smoke Shop on Washington Avenue near th Street declared he was hearing weird noises coming from inside his store on the night of March Videos obtained exclusively by News captured the angry Fayad seething at the suspect as he walked away from the store I got you on camera Right now you re going to jail Stop yelled Fayad You scratching the expletive windows You going to jail you expletive Fayad announced the man identified as Christopher Martinez was scratching the window of his store According to the arrest document Fayad heard a scratching noise coming from inside his business and observed the defendant purposely vandalizing the window of his business The store owner went ahead to confront the knife-wielding Martinez but the suspect wasn t having it At that point the defendant turned around and began swinging the knife in Mr Fayad s direction read the arrest statement Fayad wasn t hurt He kept his distance while recording the confrontation as they both walked away from the smoke shop Cellphone footage taken by Fayad shows what appears to be that object in Martinez s hand before he drops it Seconds later Miami Beach Police officers arrive to where Fayad was just four blocks from police headquarters The police right here Wait Yeah yells Fayad Fayad detailed what he observed to the officers He scratched my inaudible I saw him scraping disclosed Fayad Do you wanna record Did he damage your window questioned an officer Yeah announced Fayad The owner stated the violent vandal hit his shop and others costing his business in damages that night He s going to hurt someone Fayad reported to officers Officers reviewed Fayad s footage and begin searching for Martinez Subject walking with a knife southbound on Washington Avenue scratching windows of a business reported an officer in radio transmissions A Be-on-the-Lookout was issued over the police radio as officers described the man while watching the surveillance video Hispanic male dark colored hair about -foot- goatee black shirt explained the officer Minutes later officers spotted the man Hey subject might be sitting down right here disclosed an officer And they at once took him into custody Do me a favor Put your hands behind your back explained the officer in Spanish We have the subject explained another officer Martinez faces several charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief He remains locked up pending trial