Local 10 examines physical contact, arrest threat from MDSO plainclothes deputy assigned to mayor’s detail

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A confrontation at a public park between a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy and Local 10 News investigator Jeff Weinsier is raising questions about police transparency, identification, and First Amendment rights.

The incident happened during a Baynanza cleanup event at Haulover Park on April 11, where hundreds gathered for a public beach and bay cleanup.

Weinsier was attempting to question Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about more than $60 million in taxpayer funds spent on electric buses that were taken out of service…

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