Miami Police officer arrested after suspected DUI stop by fellow Miami officers; attorney says his client was ‘sandbagged’

MIAMI (WSVN) – A City of Miami Police officer was pulled over in Northwest Miami-Dade by members of his own department, accused of driving drunk, but his attorney claims his client was set up outside of the law enforcement agency’s jurisdiction.

Miami Police Officer Ernesto Mendez was stopped near Northwest 67th Avenue and 169th Street while driving home from a bar on Aug. 23.

“Smelled the alcohol on his breath,” an officer is heard saying in dash camera video…

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