MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A fitness influencer is behind bars after, police said, he is accused of a hit-and-run that left a Miami Beach officer injured. 

Armando Fogaça, 37, appeared in court, Tuesday, wearing a bandage over

his arms as he heard the charges against him.

“Sir, you were arrested for aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer,”

said Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer.

Detectives said Miami Beach Officer Anthony Guzman stepped into the

street on Monday to conduct a traffic stop on Fogaça after he had made an

illegal turn onto Fifth Avenue. But instead of stopping, the arrest report reads, he “accelerated in the

direction of the officer.” 

Surveillance video from a nearby business showed what appears to be

Fogaça and his girlfriend driving away from the scene as nearby witnesses

rushed to help the officer. Guzman suffered “fractured ribs, abrasions and bruising throughout his

body,” read the report. 

After the hit-and-run, police said Fogaça and his girlfriend hopped on

the MacArthur Causeway and ended in a crash a short time later. 

Both were injured from the crash and were transported to the

hospital. 

From the hospital, Fogaça was taken to jail. 

The 37-year-old reportedly told officers he didn’t mean to hit the

officer, but investigators said the police body camera video tells a different

story. In court, the judge found probable cause for the charges.

“There is probable cause for aggravated battery on a law enforcement

officer,” said Glazer.

The Miami Beach Police chief released a statement Tuesday that said

Guzman is now recovering at home.