Miami-Dade officer who threw woman who called 911 to the ground charged with battery
A Miami-Dade police officer faces a battery charge after video showed him throwing a black woman to the ground during an arrest after she called 911 to report a man threatening her and a friend with a gun.
Officer Alejandro Giraldo was charged Friday with one count of felony official misconduct and one count of misdemeanor battery stemming from the violent March 5 confrontation.
In cellphone footage posted on social media, Giraldo is seen grabbing Dyma Loving, 26, by the arm and appearing to push her against a fence before throwing her on the ground.
Loving who had called police to report the man brandishing a shotgun during an argument with her and her friend, Adrianna Green was then placed in handcuffs.
"After taking the sworn statements of Ms. Dyma Loving, Ms. Adrianna Green, all the other available witnesses, and reviewing all the known video evidence, we believe that there is sufficient evidence to charge a violation of Floridas criminal statutes," the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said in a press release Friday.
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