A University of Miami graduate student is facing multiple charges after police say he intentionally struck a Miami Beach police officer with his electric scooter before fleeing the scene.

Authorities said the incident happened around 5 p.m. Monday near the Beachwalk at 71st Street and Collins Avenue. The officer suffered a hairline fracture in his right arm but is expected to recover.

Judge calls charges serious felony

On Tuesday morning, 29-year-old Noah Aloush appeared in bond court before Judge Mindy Glazer, who called the case "a first-degree felony" and noted he was "lucky he's not being held no bond."

According to the arrest report, the officer had attempted to stop Aloush for illegally operating the scooter. Police say Aloush accelerated into the officer, leaving him injured

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