This SUV in the video with PBA tags had Joe Martinez for County Mayor signs plastered all over it prior to the video and PBA Executive Vice-President Steadman Stahl was driving. Is that Steadman in a Guayabera in the driver's seat?
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Sgt. Jeffrey Rome, 56, Sgt. Lizanne Deegan, 44 and Giovanni Soto, 40, were booked into Miami-Dade County Jail Monday night. Sgt. Deegan is charged with Official Misconduct, Soto is charged with Official Misconduct and Battery and Sgt. Rome is charged with Battery. All three bonded out hours later.
In a written statement, PBA chief John Rivera said the arrests were an attempt by State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle to help in her re-election bid.
“The PBA has been dealing with Rundle’s right hand Assistant State Attorney Jose Arrojo, who himself, raised questions about the credibility and strength of this case, stating it was flawed and the Homestead Police Department’s Internal Affairs Investigation was substandard and sloppy,” said Rivera in the statement.
Rome also faced additional charges for allegedly obstructing a firefighter, false imprisonment and battery for a case in which he’s accused of pepper spraying a man, handcuffing him to a fence and prohibiting him from getting medical treatment when a rescue crew arrived.
During these incidents, Rome was working off duty at the club which is frequented by migrant workers.
Officer Soto is accused of striking a man on the face at the club with such force that it caused permanent disfigurement. Sgt Deegan was charged with official misconduct after she followed the man to the hospital, took pictures of his injuries and gave him her card. She, however, failed to properly report a battery involving a Homestead Police officer.
Rivera said the PBA plans to contact the Department of Justice to see if they will launch an investigation into the State Attorney’s and Homestead Police Department’s handling of this case.
“We are committed to making sure that every officer’s rights are respected and investigations are properly conducted — without political agendas. We feel the State Attorney certainly has an agenda in this case and that there are serious problems within Homestead Police Department’s Internal Affairs unit and with Chief Alexander Rolle’s management,” said Rivera.
The PBA endorsed Fernandez Rundle’s opponent for State Attorney after they questioned her alleged misuse of funds from the Value Jet Flight 592 Memorial Fund and the Denise Moon Memorial Fund.
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