Two ex-Lauderhill police officers get probation for falsifying reports

[The Straight Story]

FORT LAUDERDALE - A Broward judge today sentenced two former Lauderhill police officers each to a year of probation for falsifying reports to say a driver was a belligerent aggressor who tried to kick out a patrol car window during a Feb. 8, 2008, traffic stop.

Miranda Decker, 23, and Emanouel Legakis, 28, were each convicted in July by a Broward County jury of official misconduct and falsifying reports. The jury acquitted the pair of battery.

Decker stopped driver Clayon Jones for running a stop sign.

The traffic stop turned ugly, prosecutor Jeannette Camacho said, when Decker became hostile after Jones asked why he was being stopped, questioned the officer's rude demeanor and asked to read the citation.

Jones, 30, of Pompano Beach, testified during the trial that although he remained calm, Decker slammed the car door on his leg, grabbed him, cuffed him, squeezed his throat and threatened him with additional charges.

When Legakis arrived, Jones said the officer punched him near the jaw.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderhill/sfl-lauderhill-police-probation-bn0909,0,7361980.story

[TransitJohn]

1. Lying pigs

in a dereliction of duty getting off with a slap on the wrist again instead of having the book thrown at them? Who saw that coming....completely out of the blue. :sarcasm:

[Ikonoklast]

2. Only a few bad apples, you know.

I think it should be mandatory that every interaction between LEO and the public is recorded, for the protection of every party.

Technology is going to be the bane of those that abuse their positions of authority.

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. We can only hope!

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