2021 Miami Beach police attack

On July 26, 2021, five Miami Beach Police officers assaulted nonresistant Dalonta Crudup in handcuffs at the Royal Palm Hotel; officers also assaulted and later arrested a bystander, 28-year-old Khalid Vaughn, who was recording the incident on his smartphone. Police arrested 24-year-old Crudup for illegally parking a scooter and allegedly severely attacking an officer with it.[2] Both men were African-American,[3] and the incident is part of the larger problem of police brutality in the United States.

2021 Miami Beach police attack
Part of Police brutality in the United States
LocationRoyal Palm Hotel Miami Beach, Miami, Florida
DateJuly 26, 2021
~ 1:00 a.m. EST[1]
Attack type
Police brutality
Deaths0
Injured2/3
VictimsDalonta Crudup

Khalid Vaughn

Sharif Cobb[1]
AssailantsSgt. Jose Perez

Officer Kevin Perez

Officer Robert Sabater

Officer David Rivas

Officer Steven Serrano
ChargesFirst-degree misdemeanor battery (five officers)

Attacks

After running from police, Crudup was captured and handcuffed on the floor of the lobby of the hotel,[4] where he was repeatedly kicked by officers, had his head slammed into the ground,[4] while not resisting, and was punched.[5] An officer then tackled recording bystander Vaughn, and another then repeatedly kicked and elbowed him in the face[4] and punched him in the ribcage.[4]

Aftermath

Victims

Vaughn was then arrested on charges of resisting an officer and interfering with a police officer, while 27-year-old Sharif Cobb, also recording, was also arrested: all charges against the two men were subsequently dropped. Crudup commented on the attack, saying "I got beat up, got stitches, went to the hospital. … They beat up two dudes that was recording me that was inside the hotel, and they ain’t even do nothing wrong".[1]

Officers

The five officers were all suspended, surrendered to face charges, and all five were subsequently criminally charged with first-degree misdemeanor battery.[5] Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements called the officers' response "disheartening",[5] and investigation is still ongoing.[6]

References
  1. Germain, Atahabih (2021-07-31). "'I Literally Got Jumped By Officers': Four Miami Beach Cops Placed on Leave Following Aggressive Arrest of Two Black Men Who Were Filming Arrest of Another Man In Hotel Lobby". Atlanta Black Star. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. Hackney, Deanna (August 3, 2021). "5 Miami Beach officers face charges after the alleged use of excessive force during arrest inside hotel". CNN. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. Associated Press (2021-08-02). "5 Florida officers charged over violent arrests of Black men". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. Shepard, Willard. "Miami Beach Officers May Face Charges Quickly Over Rough Arrest Seen on Video: Source". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. "5 Miami Beach Officers Face Battery Charges in Rough Arrests Caught on Camera at Hotel". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. Rabin, Charles (August 2, 2021). "Five Miami Beach cops charged after pummeling two men in hotel lobby. Video released". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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