Three Homestead officers to be arrested in beating case
Three Homestead police officers were expected to be booked into jail Monday night on charges stemming from the alleged beatings of migrant workers more than a year ago, their defense lawyers said.
The officers: Lizanne Deegan and Jeffrey Rome, both sergeants, and Govanni Soto.
All three have been suspended with pay since April 2011. Details of the alleged crimes were not available Monday night.
A Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office spokesman declined comment.
Reached Monday, lawyers for two of the officers said their clients had done nothing wrong.
“After 15 months, I believe in my client’s innocence,” saidd C. Michael Cornely, who is representing Rome.
“I believe at the end of the day, he will be vindicated.”
Richard Sharpstein, who is representing Deegan, said he believes his client will be charged with official misconduct for allegedly failing to document the beating of a man a South Miami-Dade nursery.
He said Deegan did take the man to a hospital and suggested he file a complaint against the officer who alleged beat him.
“She did everything absolutely right,” Sharpstein said.
The officers are being represented by the Miami-Dade Police Benevolent Association.
The officers: Lizanne Deegan and Jeffrey Rome, both sergeants, and Govanni Soto.
All three have been suspended with pay since April 2011. Details of the alleged crimes were not available Monday night.
A Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office spokesman declined comment.
Reached Monday, lawyers for two of the officers said their clients had done nothing wrong.
“After 15 months, I believe in my client’s innocence,” saidd C. Michael Cornely, who is representing Rome.
“I believe at the end of the day, he will be vindicated.”
Richard Sharpstein, who is representing Deegan, said he believes his client will be charged with official misconduct for allegedly failing to document the beating of a man a South Miami-Dade nursery.
He said Deegan did take the man to a hospital and suggested he file a complaint against the officer who alleged beat him.
“She did everything absolutely right,” Sharpstein said.
The officers are being represented by the Miami-Dade Police Benevolent Association.
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