Aventura cop locked up after ‘unlawfully’ stopping 2 people at gunpoint, deputies say
An Aventura police officer was cuffed and sent to jail Wednesday on a slew of felony charges, including kidnapping, deputies said.
David Delgado, 29, is facing two counts of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of engaging in a criminal offense with a weapon and one count of battery. He was arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s Office and remains in jail as of Thursday afternoon on a $61,000 bond.
Aventura police said one of its officers had a complaint filed against them on May 23 stemming from allegations of misuse of authority and false arrest during an incident on May 20. Two unidentified people filed the complaint.
An Internal Affairs Investigation began and the officer was immediately suspended with pay.
The Broward Sheriff’s Public Corruptions Division then started looking into the incident as well, since it happened on their turf. Though it’s not clear where in the county the crime took place.
Details on what exactly happened on May 20 are light.
According to an arrest warrant, Delgado “unlawfully” held the two victims, whose names were redacted from the report, against their will for more than four minutes.
He pointed a gun at the two during this “unlawful stop,” spawning the aggravated assault charges. He also caused a minor injury to one of the pair’s knees.
As of Wednesday, the officer was suspended without pay.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
This story was originally published June 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM.
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