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Florida man 'filming' arrest gets arrested himself

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ANI Washington

The police in Florida reportedly arrested a Miami DJ for filming the arrest of the store owner.

According to CNET, Lazaro Estrada was spinning away when the police rolled up to arrest the store owner, Andre Trigiano, on outstanding traffic charges.

Estrada was arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and resisting arrest without violence.

Estrada said that he did what he was told by the officer to do and backed off into the building and stayed behind the glass doors with his phone in his hands in clear sight.

The police officer, in his arrest report, said that he was threatened by Estrada's presence.

 

Citing similar other incidents, Estrada's lawyer, Jonathan Perazzo said that the police were afraid of the citizenry with cameras.

Meanwhile, the Miami-Dade police department said that the arrest report speaks for itself, and Estrada is entitled to his day in court, the report adds.

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First Published: Apr 30 2014 | 2:47 PM IST

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