Ex-Hialeah cop awaits sentencing for armed kidnapping
Rafael Otano, a former Hialeah police officer, was awaiting sentencing after a jury in Miami-Dade County found him guilty of armed kidnapping on Tuesday night.
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Rafael Otano, a former Hialeah police officer, was awaiting sentencing after a jury in Miami-Dade County found him guilty of armed kidnapping on Tuesday night.
With the defense and the prosecution resting, it was clear on Monday afternoon that a jury will soon start deliberating in the case of a former Hialeah officer accused of police brutality.
The trial of Rafael Otano, one of the two men who stand accused of kidnapping a man and beating him up while they were working as police officers in Hialeah, continued for the fourth day on Thursday in Miami-Dade County court.
Officer Jeffrey Abascal testified on Thursday during the trial of a former Hialeah Police Department colleague who stands accused of police brutality.