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Reynaldo Rodriguez, 32, was arrested in Fort Lauderale, Florida for allegedly killing Jonathan Corso, also known as YNOT. For those that may recall, YNOT was killed outside Club Eden Cabaret on July 28th of this year. As you may remember, YNOT was celebrating his 21st birthday when a fight allegedly ensued in the parking lot of the club between his friends and some other people. While details of the altercation were murky for many months, Reynaldo Rodriguez is now accused of running YNOT over with a friend's Cadillac Escalade, thereby causing YNOT's death. (Photo Credit: Sun-Sentinel and the Broward Sheriff's Office)

It should be emphasized that at this point in time, Rodriguez is merely accused of this crime and is innocent until proven guilty. Even though he has been arrested, the judicial process is only just beginning.

For his actions, Reynaldo Rodriguez is presently charged with one count of Vehicular Homicide. Rodriguez surrendered himself to the Broward County Jail this week and has since been released on a $2,500 bond. To learn more about bond, click here.

According to eye witnesses, Reynaldo Rodriguez and his friends got into an altercation with YNOT and his friends, which included one of Rodriguez's friends spitting on YNOT. At some point thereafter, Reynaldo Rodriguez allegedly got behind the wheel of his friend's Cadillac Escalade and reversed the vehicle into a crowd of people. YNOT was knocked down and run over by the vehicle's rear tires. Rodriguez is then said to have put the car in drive and run over YNOT a second time.

According to police, Reynaldo Rodriguez admitted to running over YNOT when he told investigators that people had "tried to rob me so I ran him over." Clearly, this was not a moment of brilliance for Rodriguez. Based on the eye witness testimony, it seems clear that this was an altercation between a bunch of club patrons and not a robbery.

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