Following the Tyreek Hill incident, a police ID officer was assigned to administrative duties

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: Police have identified the experienced officer who was put on administrative leave following the handcuffing and detention of Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill outside Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. Miami-Dade Police said on Tuesday that Officer Danny Torres, a 27-year department veteran, is still assigned to administrative responsibilities while an internal affairs probe is ongoing.

The senior cop put on administrative duty after Miami Dolphins player Tyreek Hill was handcuffed and held outside Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday has been identified by Miami-Dade Police.

Miami-Dade Police said on Tuesday that Officer Danny Torres, a 27-year department veteran, is still assigned to administrative responsibilities while an internal affairs probe is ongoing. In addition, Hill’s two tickets from the encounter—one for reckless driving and the other for failing to buckle up—were published by the police. “High rate [of] speed visual estimation 60 mph, no seat belt, high traff of pedestrians and veh,” the citations said.

Officers went out of control

After Hill rolled up his car window during a traffic stop prior to Sunday’s game, the officer grabbed him by the arm and threw him face-first to the ground, according to police body camera footage that was made public on Monday. The footage demonstrated how swiftly the altercation between Hill and the Miami-Dade County officers got out of control.

Hill was cursed at by the officers, but he did not back down or attack them. “Don’t tell me what to do,” he did say to one officer. Videos from the body cameras of six cops have been made public. Although the tape would typically not be made public while an investigation is active, Police Director Stephanie Davis stated that she wished to show the department’s “commitment to transparency and maintaining public trust.”

According to the footage, Hill seemed to race by two motorcycle cops when he entered Hard Rock Stadium in light traffic, driving a McLaren sports vehicle. After turning on their lights, they stopped Hill. When someone tapped on the driver’s window, the person urged Hill to put it down and gave him his driver’s license.

Hill was thrown face-first onto the ground by the second cop. As Hill cried into his cellphone, “I am getting arrested Drew,” he was being pulled by three officers behind his back. Hill was speaking to Drew Brooks, the Dolphins’ director of security.

Following the citations, Hill was released from custody and shackled. A few hours later, he was the catalyst for the Dolphins’ thrilling victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars after catching an 80-yard touchdown pass. Attorneys for Hill have vowed to sue the police and the department.

Putting himself in great threat

Hill “was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger,” according to Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, who backed the officers’ conduct.

“Mr. Hill was stopped, but he didn’t cooperate with the responding cops right away. They put him in handcuffs for their own protection and followed protocol. Mr. Hill was instructed to the ground after he continued to be uncooperative and refused to sit there.

The officer’s lawyer, Ignacio Alvarez, demanded in a statement on Tuesday that his client be reinstated right away while honoring Daniels’ request for an investigation. In addition to Hill’s teammates and coaches, the team has thrown their support behind the wide receiver.

The team issued a statement in which it stated that although it had a good relationship with the police, it was “saddened” by the altercation and demanded “swift and strong action against the officers.” The team stated, “Some officers confuse their commitment to serve and their responsibility with misplaced power.”