Overview
- Investigators say the officer threatened a woman with a handgun and then grabbed and choked her during a July encounter, according to an arrest report and court filings.
- Prosecutors told a judge that charges include aggravated assault with a deadly firearm, use of a firearm during a felony, tampering with a victim, improper exhibition of a weapon, violating a domestic violence injunction and domestic battery.
- The officer voluntarily surrendered to Opa-locka police and was taken into custody without incident, and a judge set bond at $6,000 after a first court appearance.
- The Miami Gardens Police Department relieved the officer of duty and ordered him to turn in his department-issued firearm and badge while the criminal case and internal review proceed.
- Prosecutors allege the officer contacted the victim after a temporary stay-away order was issued and asked her to recant, an allegation that adds potential witness-tampering exposure and will be part of the ongoing prosecution.