Billy Corben Instagram – Miami Police officer Alexander Garcia-Contreras, fired for beating 58-year-old homeless man in @Publix after he allegedly ate a piece of chicken, was REHIRED eight months later #BecauseMiami
Garcia-Contreras was working and off duty gig at the grocery store on Biscayne and 17th Street on April 26, 2021 when the store manager told him that Willie Barbor, 58, “had stolen and eaten a piece of cooked chicken from the deli.”
The arrest was caught on video and went viral.
According to Miami New Times, Garcia-Contreras, who joined @mpdpolice force in 2015, “previously had three citizen complaints and one administrative complaint against him, as well as seven use-of-force incidents, during his time with the department.”
He was fired in November 2022 after a 20-month-long investigation into the incident. But newly obtained documents reveal that, just eight months later, in July 2023, he was reinstated! Miami truly is the Magic City. @iamchristineking | Posted on 24/May/2024 18:42:13
