Jesus what is wrong with our commissioners? Power really seems to corrupt and make them feel above the law
clock May 16, 2006 12:01 am US/Eastern
Miami Commisioner Winton Arrested At MIA
Winton Was Charged With Disorderly Conduct And Battery
Miami-Dade Police Say Winton Appeared Intoxicated
Officers Had Been Called To Escort Winton From A Bar
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Brian Andrews
Reporting
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Should This Arrest Cause Commissioner Winton To Be Removed Fom Office?
(CBS4 News) MIAMI Miami City Commissioner Johnny Winton has been arrested, charged with disorderly conduct and Battery on a Law Enforcement officer, following an alleged scuffle with police at Miami International Airport. Winton was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment after he allegedly slipped and injured his head. A Miami-Dade police spokesperson says Winton appeared to be intoxicated.
Police sources and others who were present told CBS4 reporter Brian Andrews that the dust-up happened Monday evening on Concourse E, near a bar, when the commissioner allegedly became upset about a flight delay caused by weather. Miami-Dade Police spokesperson Nelda Fonticella said Winton was intoxicated, and management at the bar had called for help in having him removed.
Witnesses told Andrews that Winton allegedly argued with another person, and two Miami-Dade police officers responding to the management's request tried to calm things down.
The officers apparently had the opposite effect, when Winton is claimed by witnesses to have taken a swing at one of the officers, and tried to kick another. It was when Winton was attempting the kick, witnesses say, that he lost his footing and slipped on the marble floor, fell, and injured his head.
Fontinella told CBS4 that as police attempted to take him out of the bar, Winton became belligerent and yelled "don't you know who I am?"
Winton was taken to ward D at Jackson Memorial Hospital, commonly known as the jail ward, for treatment of his injuries. Miami-Dade police say he will eventually be taken to the Miami-Dade Jail for processing of the charges against him.
CBS4 attempted to contact Miami Mayor Manny Diaz but was unable to reach him for comment. Commissioner Winton’s chief of staff said he was unaware of the incident, outside of what he’d heard from the media, and had been unable to reach commissioner Winton.
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clock May 16, 2006 12:01 am US/Eastern
Miami Commisioner Winton Arrested At MIA
Winton Was Charged With Disorderly Conduct And Battery
Miami-Dade Police Say Winton Appeared Intoxicated
Officers Had Been Called To Escort Winton From A Bar
Image
Brian Andrews
Reporting
Poll
Should This Arrest Cause Commissioner Winton To Be Removed Fom Office?
(CBS4 News) MIAMI Miami City Commissioner Johnny Winton has been arrested, charged with disorderly conduct and Battery on a Law Enforcement officer, following an alleged scuffle with police at Miami International Airport. Winton was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment after he allegedly slipped and injured his head. A Miami-Dade police spokesperson says Winton appeared to be intoxicated.
Police sources and others who were present told CBS4 reporter Brian Andrews that the dust-up happened Monday evening on Concourse E, near a bar, when the commissioner allegedly became upset about a flight delay caused by weather. Miami-Dade Police spokesperson Nelda Fonticella said Winton was intoxicated, and management at the bar had called for help in having him removed.
Witnesses told Andrews that Winton allegedly argued with another person, and two Miami-Dade police officers responding to the management's request tried to calm things down.
The officers apparently had the opposite effect, when Winton is claimed by witnesses to have taken a swing at one of the officers, and tried to kick another. It was when Winton was attempting the kick, witnesses say, that he lost his footing and slipped on the marble floor, fell, and injured his head.
Fontinella told CBS4 that as police attempted to take him out of the bar, Winton became belligerent and yelled "don't you know who I am?"
Winton was taken to ward D at Jackson Memorial Hospital, commonly known as the jail ward, for treatment of his injuries. Miami-Dade police say he will eventually be taken to the Miami-Dade Jail for processing of the charges against him.
CBS4 attempted to contact Miami Mayor Manny Diaz but was unable to reach him for comment. Commissioner Winton’s chief of staff said he was unaware of the incident, outside of what he’d heard from the media, and had been unable to reach commissioner Winton.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)