Case dismissed against Florida teen migrant accused of homicide in police officer's death
Source: ABC News
Case dismissed against Florida teen migrant accused of homicide in police officer's death
Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, 19, a Guatemalan migrant, had been arrested last May.
ByArmando Garcia
March 1, 2024, 4:46 PM
The case has been dismissed against a teen migrant from Guatemala almost a year after he was arrested following the death of a Florida police officer, according to Jose Baez, the teen's lawyer.
Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, a 19-year-old migrant, was arrested in May 2023 after Sgt. Michael Kunovich, an officer with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office in St. Augustine, Florida, approached the teen, according to Phillip Arroyo, another lawyer for the teen. Aguilar Mendez, who does not speak English, attempted to walk away from the officer, but a struggle ensued, according to body camera video and audio of the incident reviewed by ABC News.
Aguilar Mendez was thrown on the ground, put in a chokehold and tased on multiple occasions, according to the footage.
Five minutes after Aguilar Mendez was handcuffed and put into the patrol car, Kunovich suffered a heart attack and died, according to Arroyo.
Kunovich died of natural causes after suffering cardiac dysrhythmia, ...
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