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Two Miami police officers are under investigation for a physical altercation between the pair that was captured by a private camera
Uniformed officer Marcel Jackson's personal video equipment recorded a traffic stop of Lt. David Ramras, wherein Jackson eventually throws Ramras to the ground when the superior officer attempted to exit his vehicle.

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There were too many cops their too quickly for this to be a random traffic stop. There must have been something else going on... Maybe fit the description of a stolen car or something

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Ayinde Crespo says that in 2012, he had a hell of a time convincing anyone that a Miami cop named Marcel Jackson had attacked him outside a strip club. The way Crespo tells it, Jackson tackled him from behind, slammed his face into the ground, and beat him. Even after the independent Civilian Investigative Panel (CIP) sustained charges of "abusive treatment" against the officer, Crespo told NBC 6 it was tough to get people to believe his side of the story.

That is, until Jackson filmed himself attacking a member of his own police force two years later. That video went viral online and led to Jackson's suspension.

And now Crespo is suing the City of Miami, the Miami Police Department, and Jackson for battery, negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

“I had a feeling one day the truth would come to light, and I’m glad that he’s showing people his real self,” Crespo told NBC 6 in 2014. “I’m sure there’s a whole lot more in the camera he’s trying to hide.”

A Miami PD spokesperson declined to comment for this story because of the ongoing litigation.

Crespo's run-in with Jackson happened July 29, 2012, when Crespo and a friend took a cab to the Goldrush strip club on NE 11th Street. Around 6:30 a.m., Crespo says, he and his acquaintance began to argue about who would pay the cab fare. When Crespo started to walk away in frustration, the cab driver allegedly called over Jackson, a large cop with the physique of a powerlifter.

According to the suit, Jackson responded by tackling Crespo, "causing Crespo's face to strike the pavement." The suit says the cop then jammed his knee into Crespo's back and then began punching him. Crespo also maintains that Jackson screamed at him using the N-word and said, "You don't want to pay for this cab, motherfucker?"

Jackson then slapped cuffs on Crespo and clasped them tightly enough to leave marks on his wrists, according to photos the victim gave NBC 6. Crespo also told the news station the retina in his eye was torn, causing him to see "flashing lights."

"As a director result of the abusive treatment and use of excessive force from defendant Jackson, Crespo sustained injuries to his back, body, wrist, and face, including a permanent disfigurement to his lip," the suit says.

respo's allegations were later backed up by the independent CIP, which investigates citizen complaints against the police. The CIP not only sustained Crespo's abuse charges but also revealed that Jackson had been on the board's "monitoring list" for officers with numerous complaints before he allegedly attacked Crespo. In all, 19 other people had filed complaints against Jackson prior to Crespo's case.

Though Miami Police didn't discipline Jackson for the alleged beatdown, he was unable to keep himself out of trouble for long.

Jackson had apparently kept his own GoPro camera on his police cruiser's dashboard to record arrests — but that habit came back to bite him after he recorded himself pulling over a City of Miami internal affairs officer, yanking the high-ranking cop out of his car, and tossing him to the ground before the IA cop — Lt. David Ramras — stood up and screamed, "Do you know who the fuck I am?" The video later went viral on social media.

For attacking one of his superiors, Jackson was suspended — with pay.



Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa released a statement Wednesday regarding a fight between two cops that has gained attention across South Florida.

Orosa said he reassigned Lt. David Ramras from the Internal Affairs Unit in order to ensure there is no influence from anyone into the investigation.

Meanwhile, he said Officer Marcel Jackson was relieved of duty with pay because he failed to "preserve evidence and public records."

Video recorded from Jackson's personal GoPro camera showed him pulling over Ramras for speeding.

t then showed Jackson throw Ramras to the ground after Ramras tried to force his way out of the car.

Orosa said Ramras immediately showed Jackson his police badge and told Jackson that he needed to shave since Jackson was sporting a beard, which is against the department's policy.

Jackson allegedly cursed at Ramras, and Ramras then attempted to exit his car.

"It is a bit ironic that in January we asked officers to wear a body camera as a study for the possible purchase of some for the entire department, and Jackson was one of the officers who refused," said Orosa.

The police chief said the department has learned that Jackson has been recording many of his traffic stops with citizens that the police department had no knowledge of.

"A citizen has the right to request those recordings to prove their innocence," said Orosa. "The department could be found in violation of the State Public Records Retention laws because of Jackson's actions."

Investigators determined Ramras was speeding nine miles over the limit when he was pulled over.

Local 10's John Turchin spoke with former Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito to get his take on the incident.

"I get the impression that the lieutenant did a bad job of identifying himself before he made a move to get out of the car," said Exposito.

Exposito also questioned the statements released by Orosa.

"A chief needs to be fair and impartial, but more important than that is they have to give the appearance of fairness and impartiality -- and Chief Orosa does not do that in this case," said Exposito.

The investigation is being reviewed by the State Attorney's Office and the police department's Special Investigations Section.

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Originally Posted by DiabloLucky13 ↗

There were too many cops their too quickly for this to be a random traffic stop. There must have been something else going on... Maybe fit the description of a stolen car or something

Nah! It’s Miami. That’s just standard down here.