Driver accused of offering Miami Shores police officer $2,000 to avoid arrest after reckless driving stop

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. — A 22-year-old Minnesota man was arrested Monday evening after police said he drove recklessly through Miami Shores and then offered an officer up to $2,000 to let him go.

According to an arrest report from the Miami Shores Police Department, Mekhi Elijah Butcher, of Hugo, Minnesota, faces charges of bribery and reckless driving following the incident on Northeast Second Avenue.

Police said an officer spotted Butcher driving recklessly around 7:20 p.m. Monday, between Northeast 99th and 103rd streets…

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