MIAMI – A Miami Beach commissioner is upset because he says a man who pointed a gun at him and was given house arrest is now a fugitive from justice.
Now, the mayor of Miami Beach wants his city to elect its own judges to handle crime. This comes as police search for Christoper Pitre who escaped house arrest Tuesday.
Miami Beach Police arrested Pitre for an alleged crime spree that involved pulling a gun on a city commissioner four months ago.
“To various legislators in Tallahassee, to the governor, this is time that in Miami Beach we had our own Miami Beach elected judges,” Mayor Stephen Meiner said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
He and others blame county courts for allowing violent offenders to leave jail and hurt new victims.
“There is something very wrong,” said Jo Manning, a resident. “Let’s leave the forgiveness to Jesus, okay. Let’s put these people where they belong.”