MIAMI (WSVN) - A man kicked in the head while detained by police faced a judge, Friday.
Thirty-one-year-old David Suazo, who police said ran from them after crashing a vehicle, was caught by Miami Police inside a housing complex near Northwest Eighth Street and Seventh Avenue.
After being handcuffed by officers and laying on his stomach, an officer was seen on video running up to Suazo and kicking him in the head.
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The officer has since been relieved of duty, but Suazo will remain in jail. Facing a judge on Thursday, it was revealed that the subject was wanted on numerous charges.
“He has two open probation warrants, no bond,” said a woman during Friday’s court hearing.
The officer accused of kicking Suazo , identified as Mario Figueroa, has yet to have charges filed against him.
However, City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon said police who are caught doing something wrong should face charges, too.
“I truly believe that police officers who abuse their authority and beat on people who are just going about their daily lives or the subject of arrest — using excessive force — should also face those sort of charges,” Hardemon said. “You should not be allowed to use your authority, the power that you’ve been given by the State of Florida, by Miami-Dade County, by the City of Miami, to harm and cause terror on the people that live in these communities. And when you do so, you should be punished for it.”
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office released a statement on Thursday calling the video shocking and appalling, and also saying that their Public Corruption unit is now investigating.
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