FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A Miami-Dade Police officer who was involved in an intense 2019 shootout with carjackers during a rush hour pursuit and subsequently charged for the death of a UPS driver is claiming self-defense under Florida’s “stand your ground” law.
Richard Diaz, the attorney for Jose Mateo, one of the four Miami-Dade Police officers indicted, argued the actions he took that day to confront the armed robbers, who had taken UPS driver Frank Ordonez hostage.
“Our state recognizes the right of someone to defend themselves,” said Diaz…