Miami Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez-Rundle issuing a statement saying her office has formally charged the City of Miami officer Mario Figueroa with assault. Officer Figueroa is accused of kicking a suspect who was lying on the ground in handcuffs. The incident was caught on video which went viral on social media. There's also new video which apparently shows the suspect berating the officer on missing when he kicked, to which Figueroa responds 'If I wanted to kick you, you know I would've kicked you right'.
No arraignment date has been set.
Statement from Katherine Fernandez-Rundle:
“Officer Mario Figueroa can have no excuse for the alleged actions seen on the initial videotape. This community demands respect for all individuals taken into custody. Any evidence of abuse, which is also evidence of a crime, will assist us in going forward with this case.”