Man charged with pistol whipping woman in Miami Beach

A man has been arrested in the violent pistol whipping and robbery of woman on Miami Beach, but police are still searching for two more men who were seen in the getaway car.

Nigel Gainey, 23, was arrested on Friday after the victim identified him in a lineup, The Miami Herald reports. He was charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault with a firearm.

In a chilling video taken early Tuesday morning, a woman walking past the outdoor portion of the restaurant at 1903 Collins Ave. as a man confronts her on the sidewalk and begins to beat her in the face.

During the struggle, the woman, 24, attempts to fight the man off but then she falls to the ground as he grabs her purse and smacks her head a few more times before running away.

As the surveillance video ends, the woman is seen running across the street after her assailant.

According to police, there were two other men inside an SUV, possibly a silver, 2016 Nissan Rogue, when the attacker jumped in and it fled the scene.

Arriving officers found the woman crying and bleeding from the back of her head, WFOR-Ch. 4 reported. Among other items, her stolen purse contained a loaded Taurus handgun and a cellphone, the station reported.

“I got three staples in my head,” the unidentified woman told WSVN-Ch. 7.

The attack has left her shaken and more cautious.

“I’m not going to walk down South Beach the same. I’m going to be looking where I go,” she told the station.

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