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Woman cops say was run over after spurning man’s request to smell her feet: ‘I’m still standing’

Elmoncy Sercle, 28, faces aggravated battery charges after striking a woman with his SUV following her refusal of his unusual request; he has a history of similar incidents, police say.

  • Elmoncy Sercle, a 28-year-old man from Florida, struck a woman with his SUV on August 24 in the parking area of a hotel located in Aventura after she declined his request to smell her feet.
  • The incident followed a meetup arranged on the dating app Seeking, where the woman agreed to sell Sercle used sneakers but rejected his foot-sniffing request, leading to rising tension.
  • After the woman confronted Sercle, he quickly maneuvered his red Mercedes SUV by stopping and reversing direction before running into her and then driving away from the location.
  • The woman sustained road rash and bruises that required prompt medical care and described the experience as highly unusual, expressing gratitude that she survived the incident.
  • Sercle was taken into custody Thursday on aggravated battery allegations, has several pending cases related to women he reportedly met through dating apps, and has a court date set for September 29.
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WPLG broke the news in Miami, United States on Monday, September 1, 2025.
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