Former Officer Rafael Otano was arrested in January 2023 and charged with kidnapping and battery. He and another officer allegedly took a homeless man into custody, transported him to a remote location, beat him, and abandoned him. Otano was terminated from the department following the charges. ([cbsnews.com](https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/trial-begins-for-2-ex-hialeah-police-officers-accused-of-beating-homeless-man-trying-to-cover-it-up/?utm_source=openai))
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