Former Hialeah Police Chief Sergio Velazquez has filed a motion to dismiss corruption charges, citing aggressive arrest tactics by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He alleges that officers threatened his wife during the arrest and improperly confiscated personal belongings from their home. Velazquez argues that his rights to due process were violated during the arrest process, insisting that he should have been given an option to surrender peacefully. His attorney has stated that they are prepared to go to trial, maintaining Velazquez's innocence and commitment to contest the charges.
"It was a full-blown takedown/showdown at a Miami Lakes intersection, brandishing pistols and rifles pointed at him."
"The way agents arrested Velazquez was unnecessary, abusive and dangerous," his attorney Rick Diaz said.
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