ExclusiveAn attorney for a Miami-Dade Police Department officer who was placed on “administrative duty” following the detention of NFL star Tyreek Hill asked Monday for his client's “immediate reinstatement.”
Ignacio Alvarez of the ALGO Law Firm and Israel Reyes of the Reyes Law Firm, who are representing the officers who were placed under administrative control, released a statement to Fox News Digital shortly before the police department released the body camera footage of the Hill incident.
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Tyreek Hill is in handcuffs. (Miami-Dade Police Department)
“While we believe the decision to place our client on administrative leave was premature, we respect Director Daniels' request for a thorough investigation of the incident involving Tyreek Hill and we fully support that position,” the lawyers said. “We urge all involved to refrain from making public statements that misrepresent our client's actions and mislead the public about Mr. Hill's detention.”
“We seek, as Director Daniels has also advocated, the immediate reinstatement of our client and a full, thorough and objective investigation. Our client will not comment until this investigation is concluded and the facts are fully known.”
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (right) celebrates with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 8, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
Miami-Dade Police Chief Stephanie V. Daniels placed the officer on “administrative assignment” while her internal investigation division conducts an investigation.
Hill has denied doing anything wrong in the incident, and his attorney, Drew Rosenhaus, called the officers' actions “completely unacceptable.”
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) enters the field before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 8, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Police released more than an hour of footage of the incident, which shows Mr Hill being dragged from the car and handcuffed.
Hill was cited for a traffic violation.
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