Venezuelan migrant was arrested in Florida after shooting a man and falsely accusing him of rape

Valerie Meza-Faublack22 years old and of Venezuelan nationality, was arrested in Hialeah, Florida, and faces charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, possession of a firearm as a felon and falsifying a police report.

On January 6, 2025, police responded to a call in a warehouse parking lot at West 18th Street and Fourth Avenue, where Meza-Faublack reported that a man had attempted to rape her and then shot her.

According to her initial version, the subject forcibly took her to the parking lot, threatened her with a gun and raped her before dragging her out of the car by her hair and shooting her as he fled.

However, the police investigation denied his testimony. After reviewing security camera recordings, authorities determined that the woman had shot the man at least 15 times, and that he managed to disarm her and flee the scene.

The defendant, who was initially considered a suspect, stated that he had met Meza-Faublack at a bar, and that she was the one who asked him out together. In the vehicle, she took his gun and He opened fire as he tried to get into the back seat..

The evidence collected by the Hialeah Police They contradict Valerie Meza-Faublack’s version and reveal inconsistencies in her testimony.

• security cameras: The videos show that Meza-Faublack voluntarily exited the vehicle and he shot the victim 15 timeswho was in the back seat. The man then managed to disarm her after a struggle and fled the scene.
• Forensic examination rejected: Although she was transferred to a care center for victims of sexual abuse (Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center), refused to undergo a forensic examination (monkfish kit).
• Version change: In a later statement, Meza-Faublack claimed that he had paid the man 20 dollars to charge your phone in your carbut that he took her to the parking lot and raped her (although without using a weapon). Later, he said she convinced him to let her out to go to the bathroom before he tried to abuse her again. However, the police denied this version after analyzing surveillance images.

The recordings clearly show what happened:

1. Meza-Faublack gets out of the car of his own free willtakes off his jacket and leaves the doors open.
2. Walk around the back of the car and approaches the driver’s doorwhere he talks with the victim for several minutes.
3. Both They enter the vehicle and close the doorsstaying inside for a while.
4. Minutes later, Meza-Faublack gets out of the car and starts shooting against the man, who was still inside.
5. The victim achieves escape and physically fight with Meza-Faublack to retrieve his weapon before fleeing.

Police concluded that the evidence corroborated the man’s story and not Meza-Faublack’s, leading to his arrest for attempted murder and filing a false report.

Before her arrest for attempted murder, the woman already had a criminal history in Florida. In 2022was identified as the person responsible for a real estate scam in Miamiwhere he used an alias to deceive potential tenants. He posed as an unlicensed real estate agent and charged security deposits for apartments that were not actually for rent.

Then, Meza-Faublack faced charges for organized fraud, grand theft and illegal exercise of the profession. She was convicted and was in probation when the incident occurred in Hialeah.

During the fraud investigation, it was discovered that he had used a false name “Hamanda” to scam multiple people. Given his history of financial crimes and fraudhis recidivism with a violent crime complicates his current legal situation.

Valerie Meza-Faublack faces multiple serious charges and remains detained without the right to bail in it Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centerin Miami-Dade.

The charges against him include:

• assassination attempt
• Armed robbery
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Shoot or throw a deadly projectile
• Filing a false report to the police

Additionally, Meza-Faublack has an immigration hold, indicating that she could be subject to immigration sanction processes due to his Venezuelan nationality. Local 10 News He noted that even if she is released on bail at some point, authorities could hold her and she would face possible deportation proceedings.