MIAMI – The trial of Rafael Otano, one of the crucial two males who stand accused of kidnapping a person and beating him up while they have been working as police officials in Hialeah, began on Monday in Miami-Dade County court docket.
Otano and Lorenzo Orfila answered to a bakery the place Jose Ortega-Gutierrez wasn’t welcome, handcuffed him, and took him to a desolated house to overcome him up on Dec. 17, consistent with prosecutors.
Ortega-Gutierrez, 50, reported the incident, detectives investigated the accusation, and prosecutors charged Otano, 27, and Orfila, 22, with armed kidnapping and battery.
“Nobody is above the law — including the defendant,” Assistant State Attorney Shawn Albuhoff stated all the way through his opening remark in court docket.
Albuhoff confirmed a graphic of the GPS device knowledge reporting at the whereabouts in their patrol automobile. Attorney Michael Pizzi, who’s representing Otano, has been wondering the reliability of the GPS device.
Albuhoff additionally confirmed the jury pictures that he stated display Ortega-Gutierrez’s situation earlier than and after his come across with police. A Miami-Dade police officer, who discovered Ortega-Gutierrez injured on Dec. 17 and known as 911, testified.
“He appeared to be in crisis. He was crying. He appeared hurt,” the police officer stated.
Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr. and Hialeah Police Chief George Fuente terminated Otano and Ofila. Both surrendered to stand fees in January and Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Robert Watson set Orfila’s bond at $20,000 and Otano’s bond at $10,000 in February.
Ali Amin Saleh later introduced Ortega cash so he wouldn’t file the thrashing, consistent with prosecutors. Orfila could also be dealing with a fee of legit misconduct, and Saleh is dealing with a fee of witness tampering.
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