MIAMI (WSVN) - A jury reached a verdict in the case of a former Miami Gardens Police officer who was accused of placing his knee on woman’s neck.
After a two-day trial, 33-year-old Jordy Martel was found guilty of one count of battery with a Taser and one count of trespassing, Friday afternoon.
The case stemmed from a Jan. 14, 2020 takedown during a confrontation with a waitress over food inside Tootsie’s Cabaret.
The jury ruled Martel improperly deployed his Taser on the woman he was arresting.
He was found not guilty on three other charges of battery, which included using excessive force by using his knee on the woman’s neck, and two counts of official misconduct.
Martel worked an off-duty security job at the time of the incident.
Sentencing has been set for mid-July.
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