[NBC6|VIDEO] A professional boxer known as the “Haitian Hitman” who once competed in the Olympics is facing charges after authorities said he bought an AK-47 and planned a mass shooting at a Miami gym.
Azea Augustama, 39, was arrested and booked into the Miami-Dade jail early Wednesday on two counts of making written threats to commit a mass shooting and one count of making a written threat to kill or cause bodily injury, records showed.
Augustama was born in Haiti but grew up in Miami and boxed as a light heavyweight, notching 18 wins as a professional, mostly at local venues including Miami Jai Alai and the Magic City Casino.
In 2008, he represented Haiti at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, the same year he won a gold medal at the National Golden Gloves tournament. [FULLSTORY]
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