An ex-Florida cop was sentenced to 30 days behind bars in connection to an incident the place he was accused of aggressively arresting a pregnant Black girl a number of years in the past.
Jordy Martel, 33, previously of the Miami Gardens Police Division, was handed down his sentence on Wednesday, WSVN reported. He was convicted in June on fees of battery and trespassing ensuing from the 2020 incident exterior a Miami membership.
Physique digicam footage exhibits when Martel used a Taser on Safiya Satchell’s stomach a number of instances and positioned his knee on her neck throughout the extreme arrest within the Tootsie’s Cabaret parking zone. Satchell, who had a dispute with membership employees earlier than leaving, could possibly be heard screaming whereas the officer pinned her down on the bottom.
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Martel, who was working as an off-duty safety on the time, pulled Satchell out of her automobile moments earlier than, in keeping with experiences.
“Justice was served. He modified me as an individual mentally and bodily, and I’ve accepted as a result of his actions, I’ll by no means be the identical,” Satchell mentioned to NBC Miami.
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Along with his sentence, Martel was ordered to finish 250 hours of neighborhood service. The outlet reported that throughout the trial, his protection crew argued that Satchell was uncooperative and accused her of putting him throughout the arrest.
“I used to be humiliated. I used to be embarrassed. I used to be scared for my life,” Satchell advised the Miami Herald in 2020. “I’ve at all times had respect for the regulation. My household, lots of people who’re near me, are cops. I felt violated.”
Martel is anticipated to serve his time in two weeks, WSVN reported.
