Deputies say Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera forced her way into a neighbor’s home after accusing the woman of having an affair.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 50-year-old Florida woman faces burglary and battery charges after authorities accused her of forcing her way into a neighbor’s home and throwing a bucket containing human feces on the woman during a dispute over a suspected affair.
Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera was arrested following the Sept. 7 confrontation at the Royal Country Mobile Homes community in northwest Miami-Dade County. An arrest report says Machado Rivera accused the neighbor of having a sexual relationship with her husband before the encounter turned physical. Available reports do not establish that an affair occurred, and the accusation came from Machado Rivera. The charges against her remain allegations and have not been proven in court.
According to the arrest report, the women lived in separate portions of a split trailer at the mobile home community near Miami Gardens. Deputies said Machado Rivera went to the neighbor’s side of the residence at about 6:15 p.m. and began banging on the door. When the woman answered, Machado Rivera accused her of being involved with her husband. Investigators alleged that Machado Rivera then entered the residence without permission and began shoving the neighbor.
Deputies said Machado Rivera threw the contents of a bucket containing human feces onto the woman before leaving. The arrest report also described an account from a witness who told investigators that Machado Rivera had previously said she had defecated in a bucket so she could throw the waste at the neighbor. That account is part of the allegations described by investigators and has not been tested at trial.
Machado Rivera disputed the allegations when detectives questioned her. She said her toilet was broken and that she had been using the bucket before attempting to dispose of its contents, according to the arrest report. She told investigators that she and the neighbor argued about the odor from the bucket rather than a suspected affair. Machado Rivera denied entering the neighbor’s residence and denied throwing the waste on her.
Machado Rivera also told detectives that the neighbor struck her in the head with a bat during their dispute, causing a cut. Publicly available reports reviewed for this story do not indicate that the neighbor was charged in connection with that allegation. Authorities have not publicly established which portions of the competing accounts can be independently confirmed beyond the evidence cited in the arrest report.
Miami-Dade jail records cited by local news organizations show Machado Rivera was booked on charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling and battery. She was taken to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Burglary is tied to the allegation that she entered the neighbor’s residence without permission before the alleged physical confrontation. The filing of criminal charges does not establish guilt, and prosecutors would have to prove the allegations through the court process.
Machado Rivera appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy Glazer at a bond hearing after her arrest. Glazer reviewed the allegations and ordered Machado Rivera held without bond. The judge also ordered her to have no contact with the alleged victim. NBC 6 South Florida reported that a public defender was appointed to represent Machado Rivera.
Several facts surrounding the dispute remain unresolved. Authorities have not publicly confirmed Machado Rivera’s allegation that her husband and the neighbor were having a relationship. The available reports also do not establish whether the neighbor required medical treatment after the alleged encounter. Machado Rivera’s claim that she was struck with a bat remains part of her account to investigators, while the arrest allegations describe her as the person who entered the neighboring residence and initiated the physical confrontation.
The most recent reports reviewed said Machado Rivera remained in pretrial custody without bond. No conviction or other final disposition in the burglary and battery case had been reported as of Sept. 17, and no newer public court development was located in the reporting reviewed for this article.
Author note: Last updated September 17, 2026.