The son of an Israeli consular officer was arrested over the weekend after police say he intentionally used a motorcycle to run over a cop during a traffic stop near Miami.
Avraham Yehuda Gil, 19, is charged with aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, court records show. The Aventura man was also fined $300 after officers said he was driving without a driver’s license nor a motorcycle endorsement, which is a state requirement.
During his bond hearing on Sunday, Gil’s attorney told the judge the suspect is the son of a diplomat; therefore, he has “consular immunity.” His father is Eli Gill, consul for the administration at the Consulate General of Israel in Miami, the Herald confirmed.
“Mr. Gil was simply driving and had no intention to hit the police officer, and there is no evidence to the contrary,” attorney David Seltzer told the Miami Herald in an email Wednesday. “When all the facts come to light, we are confident Mr. Gil will be exonerated.”