MIAMI – A Miami Fire and Rescue Lieutenant spit on by a homeless person, then unleashes various punches on the man when he’s on a stretcher and it was all caught on digicam.
CBS 4’s Chelsea Jones was outdoors of Jackson Memorial Healthcare facility, where by it took place back in Oct.
Arrest files present that Antonio Cruz, the guy who allegedly spit on that firefighter was on cocaine and heroin when he grew to become irate.
Surveillance video exhibits the early early morning several hours of October 15th.
Arrest paperwork expose Miami Hearth Rescue was named to Northwest 22nd Court and Northwest 28th Avenue in Miami concerning a man on medications.
That male, discovered as 29-year-old Cruz, was found and later cuffed to a stretcher, right before remaining transported in this article to Jackson Memorial Medical center.
In the surveillance online video, you can see Cruz flailing about while on the stretcher appearing to be shouting.
It is really unclear what was stated, but in accordance to arrest data, he spits on an unknown Miami Hearth Rescue lieutenant.
That’s when you see that firefighter reduce it, throwing punches at Cruz, although various folks test and break it up.
We’ve arrived at out to the Town of Miami Department of Hearth Rescue and they gave us this statement:
“The division was made aware of a video clip introduced of an incident involving a Miami Firefighter. When this incident transpired, the particular person was quickly relieved of obligation. Our section is conducting an administrative investigation although this specific continues to be in a relieved of duty standing.”
Cruz was charged with aggravated battery of a regulation enforcement officer.
We’ve achieved out to the community firefighters union for comment on this incident, but CBS4 was instructed they ended up in a board assembly.
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