Yaqun Lu, 41, pulled up a wooden stake used to cordon off the nest and jabbed it into the sand at 8:15 a.m., WPLG reported.
Police said Lu then "stomped all over the nest." Investigators determined none of the eggs were damaged.
Lu was arrested and charged with marine turtle or egg molestation/harassment, according to jail records.
Sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Nesting season is May 1 to Oct. 30. Loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles all nest on Miami beaches. Officials did not indicate which type of sea turtle laid the nest.
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