‘I never attacked the victim’: Miami Lakes attorney accused of knocking out cruise passenger in hallway speaks out

MIAMI (WSVN) – An attorney from Miami Lakes accused of knocking out a 67-year-old cruise passenger during a hallway fight is now sharing his side of what happened, claiming he was forced to fight.

7News cameras rolled Tuesday as Phillip Andrew Ortiz reenacted how he said he confronted the elderly man, as he grabbed reporter Sheldon Fox by his blazer and pushed him against a window.

“I grabbed his arm, I engaged him like this. I disengage him by pushing him back,” said Ortiz…

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