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Yikes. Look who is closer to patroling the streets.
Jury finds Orlando cop not guilty of roughing up teen, pointing gun at girl
The case began Jan. 28, 2011 when Candelaria — who was awarded a state medal of heroism for saving a grandmother from an apartment fire in 2005 — tried to pull over the brother of Emilie Rodriguez, then 15. The brother, Juan Rodriguez fled.
To try to find Juan Rodriguez, Candelaria approached Emilie and her boyfriend, Bryan Payne, then 17, Assistant State Attorney Steve Foster told the jury Thursday.
Emilie testified that as she left a convenience store on Semoran Boulevard, Candelaria yelled at her to stop, told her to sit down, pointed his gun at her and asked where her brother was.
"He had no right to point his gun at a 15-year-old girl and order her to get down on the ground just because he wanted to know where her brother was," Foster told the jury.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-27/news/os-orlando-police-officer-trial-verdict-20120427_1_dante-candelaria-bryan-payne-orlando-police-officer
