Miami man facing felony charges after allegedly firebombing ex-girlfriend’s apartment

MIAMI- – A Miami man is facing serious charges after police said he firebombed his ex-girlfriend’s apartment.

On Tuesday Miami-Dade police announced the arrest of 32-year-old Alex Coto.

It happened just after 6 a.m. on Aug. 17 of last year, at an apartment located on the 500 block of Northeast 166th Street.

According to police, Coto broke through the front door of the apartment when the victim wouldn’t let him inside.

He then pushed a home partition onto the victim’s bedridden mother before hitting the victim on the head several times with a closed fist, police said.

Before he grabbed the victim’s external video surveillance and left, police said Coto threw a firebomb into the kitchen of the apartment while the victims were still inside.

He is now facing several felony charges.