Florida cop is charged with misconduct after shocking video showed him forcibly detaining a black woman who called 911 on a white neighbor Officer Alejandro Giraldo has been charged with misdemeanor battery and felony official misconduct following an incident in Miami-Dade on March 5 Giraldo was one of six officers who responded to a call made by black woman Dyma Loving, 26, on that date She phoned for assistance after her white neighbor allegedly made racist threats against her However, Loving ended up being violently arrested by Giraldo and the incident was captured on camera The footage went viral, prompting a probe from law enforcement who reviewed evidence and arrested Giraldo for 'a violation of Florida's criminal statutes'
By Andrew Court For Dailymail.com
Published: 07:20 BST, 5 May 2019 | Updated: 07:20 BST, 5 May 2019
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A Miami-Dade cop has been arrested two months after he was caught on camera violently detaining a black woman who called police for help with a neighborhood dispute.
Officer Alejandro Giraldo has been charged with misdemeanor battery and felony official misconduct over the incident, which sent shockwaves through the community.
On March 5, Giraldo was one of six officers who responded to a call from Dyma Loving, 26, whose white neighbor allegedly threatened to shoot her 'blacka*s face off her neck'.
