Father accused of hurting his 3 children before standoff at SW Miami-Dade apartment complex denied bond

A father who was involved in a tense standoff in Southwest Miami-Dade after police noted he hurt his three young sons faced a judge Brice Martinez appeared in bond court Sunday afternoon The -year-old was charged with child abuse and was denied bond According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff s Office the suspect barricaded himself in an apartment near Southwest nd Avenue and th Terrace Saturday afternoon Martinez is accused of slamming his -year-old son against a wall causing a brain injury Deputies reported he also threw his -year-old child onto the floor and punched his -year-old in the face when he tried to protect his younger siblings