Blog Posts in April, 2013 Posted By Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 27-Apr-2013 19-Year-Old Claimed Mistaken Identity in Attempted Murder Case A 19-year-old from Miami was recently brought to court after being arrested for shooting an off-duty police officer last year. The teen with the initials W.B. went to court armed with a defense lawyer, who told the jury that his client wasn't ... Continue Reading Posted By Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 26-Apr-2013 Miami-Dade Killing Wasn't Self-Defense, Judge Said A judge ruled on Friday that a defendant did not act in self-defense when he shot and killed two men outside of a restaurant in 2008. The man currently faces two counts of murder in the second degree for shooting and killing two 24-year-old men ... Continue Reading Posted By Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 19-Apr-2013 Miami-Dade Officer Sentenced for Wrongfully Stopping Female Drivers A former Miami-Dade police officer was sentenced to spend two and a half years in a federal prison for making inappropriate stops of female drivers. During one stop, the ex-cop reportedly detained a 19-year-old woman and asked her to unzip the front ... Continue Reading Posted By Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 10-Apr-2013 Investigation Launched Against Miami Officer for Excessive Force Miami police launched an internal investigation after an officer was seen on video punching a victim's family member after the man invaded a crime scene. The 48-year-old detective will remain on active duty during the investigation, said The ... Continue Reading Posted By Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 5-Apr-2013 Alleged Robber Shot During Burger King Holdup A robbery suspect was shot in the leg when he attempted to hold up a family at a Burger King in downtown Miami, The Miami Herald reports. According to police, a nearby business owner called 911 after a shootout erupted in the fast food restaurant. ... Continue Reading
