Miami Officer ‘Relieved of Duty’ After Kicking Handcuffed Man in the Head
Miami Police Chief Jorge R. Colina said in a statement that the video “depicts a clear violation of policy.”

A Miami police officer was “relieved of duty” on Thursday after a video showing him running up to—and kicking—a restrained man’s head surfaced on social media. Miami Police Chief Jorge R. Colina said in a statement that the video “depicts a clear violation of policy” and that the case was forwarded to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. Officials did not identify the officer in the video.
#BREAKING State Attorney investigating after a #Miami PD officer is suspended for kicking a detained suspect in the head at an #Overtown apartment block @Telemundo51 @DavidRT51 #caughtoncamera pic.twitter.com/xbX8Vdadij
— JRodriguez (@JRodzMIA) May 3, 2018
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