MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 41-year-old convicted felon who has been in and out of prison for years stood before a Miami-Dade County judge on Saturday and identified himself several times as Charles Saint Augustine. The court agreed that he was Martin Emery Carr, who had been accused of violating yet another order to stay away from a domestic violence victim.
Miami-Dade court records show judges’ orders to stay away from the same victim since 2014. On Saturday, when Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jason Emilios Dimitris ordered him to stay away from the woman again, Carr laughed and shouted an expletive before a public defender could even push the microphone’s mute button.
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There were domestic violence injunction violations in 2016, 2019, and 2022 — but Carr’s troubles with the law go back decades.
Court records show he was 15 when he was arrested for armed robbery. He was arrested for cocaine possession when he was 18 and was accused of violating probation when he was 19. He was 23 when he was arrested for battery in a domestic violence case. He was arrested for a domestic violence battery again at 24. Five years later, he was arrested for cocaine possession and later for marijuana possession. There was an assault case when he was 31.
According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Carr has six convictions for a crime spree on Sept. 6, 2001, and a seventh conviction for a 2019 false imprisonment case in Miami-Dade. The state last released him from prison on July 16, 2023.
Miami-Dade records show Carr has had court-ordered evaluations for competency done before. On Saturday, the public defender hinted at yet another one coming up after police officers arrested him on Friday and he was booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Carr’s biometrics established his identity years ago. Dimitris ignored Carr’s erratic behavior in court, set his bond at $5,000, and ordered him to wear a GPS monitor. Car remained in jail on Saturday evening. Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Michelle A. Delancy was set to preside over his latest case.
Court appearance video (Warning: Expletive)