MIAMI – A homeless man has been arrested and faces a charge of second-degree attempted murder after police say he pushed a woman into the Miami River during a violent argument Tuesday morning, an attack that left her in critical condition.
The suspect, identified as 47-year-old William Bill Youmans Jr., was detained at the scene by Miami police officers shortly after the incident, which they said unfolded just before 11 a.m. near 114 SW North River Drive, just west of downtown Miami.
The victim, identified as Marie Luce Roseme, was found unconscious in the river and pulled out by Miami Fire Rescue divers at approximately 11:08 a.m., according to the report…