A former Miccosukee police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for forcing two 18 year olds to strip and run naked to avoid arrest, according to reports.
Michael Martinez pulled over two teens, Kyle and Remy, in 2016 and reportedly found alcohol and marijuana in their vehicle. According to testimony reported by WSVN, he told them they could avoid arrest if they ran naked. Kyle testified in 2019 that he was given a choice between going to jail or running.
Martinez was convicted of extortion and unlawful compensation in 2019, the Broward Palm Beach New Times reported. He was originally sentenced to 10 years, but he appealed. Court records from March reportedly show the appeal was denied, and he was taken into custody Thursday after a sentencing hearing. Law and Crime reported that Martinez filed a motion for post conviction relief on Friday.
Prosecutor Chris Killoran told WSVN that one of the victims came to the hearing “to get some sort of sense of closure.” A spokesperson for the Miccosukee Police Department told Oxygen the department was not releasing information on the case and could not confirm that Martinez worked there.
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