MIAMI — A Miami Seaside police officer accused of making use of extreme force whilst arresting a gentleman at a community resort two a long time in the past was located responsible Wednesday of easy battery.
Jurors returned the verdict against Officer Kevin Perez shortly before 4 p.m. He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 24.
Prosecutors experienced at first sought third-diploma felony battery costs towards the officer but presiding Circuit Judge Alberto Milian tossed that cost, declaring prosecutors had not proved that alllegation.
State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle praised the jury’s verdict.
“Today’s jury verdict locating officer Kevin Perez guilty of battery is a crystal clear statement against the use of too much drive in producing an arrest. The jurors clearly weighed all the evidence, together with the resort video clip, before concluding that Perez’ steps had been a violation of Florida legislation,” she mentioned in a written statement.
The incident transpired on July 26, 2021 when law enforcement attempted to question Dalonta Crudup, 24, from Maryland, about how he experienced illegally parked his scooter near 9th Street and Ocean Court docket early in the early morning.
Investigators reported at the time that he remaining the scene, putting an officer who had to be hospitalized and hoping to hit an additional officer.
The officers pursued Crudup to the Royal Palm South Beach hotel, exactly where a swarm of officers arrived on the scene and took him into custody.
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