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Planet Fitness Member Caught on Video Beating Employee in Miami Is Charged

The victim's attorney is urging prosecutors to pursue felony battery over injuries shown in the footage.

Overview

  • Surveillance and cellphone video from Dec. 12 show 35-year-old Kiara Bryant repeatedly punching a male employee at the Little Havana Planet Fitness.
  • Investigators say the dispute began in the locker room, escalated at the front desk, and continued when Bryant leapt over the counter to strike him as he covered up.
  • The employee was hospitalized and is recovering, and his attorney says he suffered a broken nose and is seeking a felony battery charge.
  • Police arrested Bryant on battery and disorderly conduct charges, and records show she bonded out of jail.
  • Planet Fitness said it has zero tolerance for violence, worked with Miami police, and canceled Bryant’s membership, while bystanders confronted her as she tried to leave.