State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said officers facing battery charges in July 26 incident Published August 2, 2021 • Updated on August 2, 2021 at 9:00 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Five Miami Beach police officers are facing criminal charges after the rough arrests of two men at a hotel last week that were caught on camera, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office said Monday. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said the five officers are facing first-degree misdemeanor battery charges in the July 26 incident at the Royal Palm Hotel. They were identified as Sgt. Jose Perez, Officer Kevin Perez, Officer Robert Sabater, Officer David Rivas and Officer Steven Serrano.