Fired Miami Police Officer Charged for Putting Knee on Black Woman’s Neck

Fired Miami Police Officer Charged for Putting Knee on Black Woman’s Neck
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A former Miami police officer was charged on June 25 with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him pressing his knee on a woman’s neck and tasing her stomach, while she kept screaming, U.S. media reports said.

Jordi Martel, 30, was charged with official misconduct for filing two reports with false details about the incident that took place outside a striptease club on Jan. 14, State Attorney Katherine Rundle told a press conference.