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> Florida police officers arrested after
> videos showed them kicking handcuffed
> suspect, punching the person recording it
> Aug 3
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> A police lieutenant had already forced
> Dalonta Crudup to the ground at gunpoint
> and then made him put his hands behind
> his back. As Crudup was lying face down,
> another officer had started to handcuff
> him. A swarm of about a dozen more
> officers quickly rushed to back them up.
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> That’s when Officer Kevin Perez joined
> the scrum of fellow Miami Beach Police
> Department officers surrounding Crudup.
> While most of the others stood around,
> Perez allegedly kicked Crudup four times
> before slamming his head into the ground.
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> Then, Sgt. Jose Perez allegedly kicked
> Crudup three more times — including at
> least twice in the head — while the 24-
> year-old suspect remained handcuffed.
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> The Perezes, who aren’t related, are two
> of five Miami Beach police officers who
> were arrested Monday and charged with
> misdemeanor assault for allegedly
> attacking Crudup and a man who filmed
> Crudup’s arrest. The other officers
> charged are Robert Sabater, David Rivas
> and Steven Serrano.
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> Bystander Khalid Vaughn, 28, who had
> been filming Crudup’s arrest backed
> away as an officer approached him,
> Fernandez Rundle said. Still, Sabater
> allegedly charged and tackled Vaughn as
> he retreated. Officers pursued Vaughn,
> eventually pinning him into a corner.
> That’s where officers Rivas and Serrano
> punched him repeatedly, the state
> attorney said.
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