FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The trial for a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of beating an inmate handcuffed to a hospital mattress is now underway.
Former deputy Jorge Sobrino is accused of assaulting the inmate contained in the North Broward Medical Center again in 2019.
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Sheriff Gregory Tony fired Sobrino – regardless of a advice from the Professional Standards Committee that he be given a 30-day suspension.
“I thank the public defender’s office for actually bringing this to my attention. As I had just took command and this occurred before I was actually the sheriff. We instituted and launched an internal affairs investigation. There were cries from the public to ensure that justice was held and that we did not allow for any type of abuse to take place from our law enforcement parties,” Tony stated on the time.
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The state rested its case simply a short while in the past. It’s now time for the protection.
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Sobrino might face a 12 months of jail if convicted.