'I'm Grateful Because He's OK': New Mom Who Went Into Early Labor After Allegedly Being Kicked by Off-Duty Cop Speaks Out

A South Florida mom is expressing gratitude after she safely delivered her baby boy despite going into early labor after she was allegedly kicked in the stomach by an off-duty North Miami Beach officer. Suggested Reading Diddy’s Best Friend Charlie Liucci is Being Loud About His Next Moves Will Be Following Acquittal How Baltimore Beat…

A South Florida mom is expressing gratitude after she safely delivered her baby boy despite going into early labor after she was allegedly kicked in the stomach by an off-duty North Miami Beach officer.

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Little Joseph was born to mom Evoni Murray at six pounds, four ounces, and is currently doing well.

โ€œIโ€™m grateful โ€™cause heโ€™s a blessing,โ€ Murray told WSVN. โ€œIโ€™m grateful because heโ€™s OK.โ€

Murray was walking with her boyfriend Joseph Predelus in Miami Beach last week when she encountered North Miami Beach Police Officer Ambar Pacheco, who is accused of kicking her in the stomach during an altercation in South Beach.

It is not clear to Murray what happened, all she knew was that she was left in pain and Pacheco was taken into custody.

โ€œThatโ€™s why Iโ€™m trying to wait for the Miami Beach Police Department to figure it out for me,โ€ Murray said of the incident. โ€œI wish I was a mind reader, but Iโ€™m not.โ€

As for Pacheco, she was swiftly terminated from the police department and is facing charges of aggravated battery.

The Miami Herald reports that the encounter with Pacheco started around 8:40 p.m. last Wednesday on a busy corner of Espaรฑola Way and Washington Avenue. On one side, Pacheco was accompanied by her 21-year-old sister Mikaela Pacheco, and on the other side was Murray and Predelus.

The police report did not indicate what the altercation was about but Ambar Pacheco apparently told cops that Predelus kicked Mikaela Pacheco in the face, telling the arresting officer, โ€œI saw red and beat the shit out of [Murray].โ€

Pacheco had been employed with the department for less than a year and was still on probationary status at the time of the altercation.

Murray was already eight months pregnant at the time, but still weeks away from her Aug. 4 due date, when she gave birth.

โ€œThe pain was reallyโ€”it was shock,โ€ she told WSVN. โ€œI really didnโ€™t have no understanding of anything. I just wanted to make sure my baby was safe.โ€

โ€œJust looking at him, what if I didnโ€™t have him?โ€ Murray added. โ€œThen what? The situation would have been different.โ€

The family has received an outpouring of love and support from the community, for which Murray is grateful.

โ€œYou donโ€™t know what life hands at you. Itโ€™s always frighteningโ€”pregnancy, labor,โ€ she said. โ€œThatโ€™s something thatโ€™s always scary for a woman, to feel like your babyโ€™s in danger because of a tragic situation. Thatโ€™s a whole other traumatic level.โ€

โ€œMy big concern is that sheโ€™s OK, and baby Joe is doing all right,โ€ Predelus added. โ€œand, again, Iโ€™d just like to thank the community.โ€

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