El homeless Cuban who reported having suffered a beating at the hands of two police officers in Hialeah last December, testified this week in the trial against one of them.
Jose Ortega Gutierrez He reiterated his accusation against the former officer on Thursday Rafael Otaño, who is accused of assault and kidnapping.
Ortega Gutiérrez, 50 years old, stated that on December 17, both former agents handcuffed him, kidnapped him and took him to a remote area of Miami-Dade to beat him.
"They said, 'Let's go for a walk.' America TeVe.
When watching the video of his arrest, he made mistakes several times when identifying the police officer who handcuffed him.
When asked by the defense lawyer, the Cuban admitted to having consumed alcohol on the day of the events, but denied that his alcohol consumption affects his ability to observe and remember events. He admitted that he had memory problems, but became angry with the lawyer and accused him of trying to confuse him.
"I understand that you try to defend your police officers, but you are defending police officers who are murderers, because they almost killed me," he told him.
Also attending the trial were the owners of a bakery who called the police that afternoon because Ortega was bothering customers, a fact that led to his arrest.
According to the woman, that day the Cuban accused her of poisoning the food and stealing tips from her employees.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office states that Rafael Otaño, 27 years old, and Lorenzo Orfila, 22, took Ortega Gutiérrez, beat him in a dead end alley and left him there. Both were fired from the Police.
If found guilty, Otaño faces a possible penalty of life imprisonment.
The trial date against Orfila has not yet been set.
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