Miami man accused of posing as police officer, pointing gun at teen cyclist

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A Miami man was arrested Tuesday after Miami-Dade detectives said he pointed a handgun at a teenage cyclist and falsely claimed to be a police officer during a confrontation in the Kendall area in February.

Christian Quintero, 24, an active military veteran, faces charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and falsely personating an officer, according to an arrest report.

Investigators said the incident began Feb. 10 near Southwest 48th Street and Southwest 107th Avenue when a teenager riding an electric bicycle blew a kiss toward a female passenger sitting inside a white Toyota Camry…

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