The man who was behind the wheel when a trailer rolled over a Belle Isle police officer during a traffic stop in 2024 was sentenced Thursday to six months in the Orange County Jail.
Carlos Miller was convicted earlier this week of the lesser charge of resisting arrest without violence, stemming from the May 2024 incident involving Belle Isle Police Officer Zachary Mathews.
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Prosecutors said Mathews pulled Miller over because the lights on his trailer weren’t working. When Mathews approached the vehicle, he smelled marijuana. Investigators said Miller ignored commands to get out and began searching under the seat, where a gun and a knife were later found…