The teenage son of an Israeli diplomat is accused of deliberately driving his motorcycle into a Florida police officer because he “didn’t like waiting in the back of the car,” but his lawyer said his father There is a possibility that the charges will be dropped due to the immunity of the accused.
Abraham Gill, 19, appeared to be crying hysterically in a mug shot after he was arrested on suspicion of punching a Sunny Isles Beach police lieutenant shortly after 3:30 p.m. on January 27.
The lieutenant was making a traffic stop on Collins Street, one of the main roads on Miami’s barrier island, when he saw Gil weaving between cars and yelled for the boy to stop. I shouted. According to WPLG.
The officer signaled for Gill to stop, but the boy continued riding and “intentionally ran him over,” the report said.
The newspaper said the officer, who suffered an “incapacitating” injury to his left leg, grabbed Gill from his bike and pushed him to the ground.
Gill, of Aventura, was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence, both felonies, according to court records reviewed by the newspaper.
Gil’s father, Eli Gil I’m the consul For administration at the Israeli Consulate General in Miami.
According to the Miami New Times, Gill told officers he was weaving between cars because “I don’t like waiting behind cars.” Citing the police report.
Abraham Gill’s lawyer argues that the charges against the boy should be dropped because of his father’s diplomatic status. Miami-Dade law does not apply to him.
According to the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic and Consular Immunities, “family members who form part of a diplomat’s family enjoy exactly the same privileges and immunities as the sponsored diplomat.”
Among the privileges enjoyed by agents is complete immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the courts of the host country, and no prosecution for any crime unless “immunity is waived by the sending state.” I can’t.
But legal analysts say immunity may not apply because Gill’s father is a diplomat type.
David Weinstein told Local 10, “There is no diplomatic immunity given to people who are called consular employees. There is a distinction because these people are not the chief diplomats of foreign countries here in the United States.” Told.
Saturday’s arrest is not Gill’s first interaction with law enforcement in the Miami area.
He was arrested for at least two other violations of the law, including fleeing when police tried to pull him and his bike over at one point.
Newly released body camera footage shows an officer flashing his lights on Jan. 14 to pull over a motorcyclist, who appeared to be Gil, but Miami Shores policy does not allow anyone to chase him. Because the police were not chasing him, he took off. Regarding traffic violations, According to the outlet.
Gil was also stopped for several traffic violations in Miami Shores on December 31st, and told a police officer that his father was an Israeli diplomat, prompting him to call his parents.
During the New Year’s Eve stop, Gil’s motorcycle had a vanity plate that read “PLS CHASE,” which was hidden by a second plate that had been flipped up.
The police officer who was allegedly hit by Gill remains on administrative leave due to his injuries.
The “immune-compromised” teenager was seen sobbing in a mugshot taken over the weekend after his arrest, and later showed no emotion at his first court appearance.
A public hearing is scheduled for the morning of February 26th.
