Powerlifting influencer Stefi Cohen arrested on domestic violence charge
The 33-year-old influencer, real name Stefanie Cohen Magarici, was arrested in Miami on Wednesday on a domestic violence battery charge, TMZ reported.
It was not immediately clear what led to the arrest, and the Miami-Dade Police Department did not immediately respond to requests early Monday.
However, the Venezuela-born powerlifting champ's arrest comes more than a year after she faced a felony charge of unauthorized access to a computer, a misdemeanor sexual cyberharassment, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest without violence.
4 Stefi Cohen was arrested on a domestic violence battery charge Wednesday.
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The lifter-turned-boxer — who has more than 1 million followers on her Instagram page, where sher's known as Dr. Stefi Cohen — allegedly accessed her ex-boyfriend's laptop, which he had left behind in a house he used to live in with her in March 2022, NBC 6 had reported.
She guessed her ex's iCloud password and found several naked photos of his new girlfriend, which she allegedly shared in a group chat with the woman and 'several other girls.'
The victim told police Cohen said to her she was sending the photos 'with the purpose of exposing and humiliating her.'
4 Cohen's arrest comes a year after she allegedly hacked into her ex-boyfriend's laptop and posted nude photos of his new flame.
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The victim and Cohen's ex-boyfriend reported the incident to Miami detectives in November 2023 — with Miami police later arresting Cohen at her home in Coconut Grove in May 2024.
However, she 'did not comply and began to walk at a fast pace back to her residence,' according to the arrest record.
She allegedly resisted arrest as two officers were able to get her into handcuffs, but Cohen placed a 'right leg hooked' on one of the officers, sweeping him off his feet.
4 Cohen — whose full name is Stefanie Cohen Magarici — accessed her ex-boyfriend's laptop, which he had left behind in a house he used to live in with her in March 2022
Instagram/steficohen
4 Cohen was previously arrested for allegedly sharing nude pics of her ex's new flame.
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Cohen has a boxing record of 4-1-1, with her most recent fight in June 2023.
The Venezuela native is a 25-time world record-breaking powerlifter.
Cohen holds all-time world records for the squat, total, and deadlift for the 123-pound weight class, according to Men's Health.
She competed in powerlifting competitions from 2015 to 2020, according to Open Powerlifting.
She was most recently dating Tristan Hamm, a fellow influencer with more than 1.9 million followers on Instagram.
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