On video: Documenting Avraham Gil's capture after he ran over a police officer in Miami/Photo: Miami Shores Police
Avraham Gil, the son of the Israeli consul in Miami who was accused of deliberately running over a police officer in Florida because he "hates waiting in traffic", was involved in a series of encounters with traffic police officers over the past year - this was reported last night (Thursday) by a local media outlet.
"News 10" in Florida revealed that in mid-January, police officers reported that Gal fled from them after a chase and that he was involved in another incident a month before.
So, police officers who arrested him at the time heard from him that his father is an Israeli diplomat, and found that the license plates of the motorcycle in his possession were flipped over to reveal a hidden plate that read "Flizz Chase" ("Please chase") They say that he flipped it over to cover the official plate of the motorcycle and that she was recorded in the pursuit in January.
19-year-old Gill, the son of Consul Eli Gill, was arrested on Tuesday on an island off the coast of Miami, after police say he refused to stop for a police officer's traffic check and continued riding his motorcycle "with the intention of running him over."
According to local reports, the policeman injured his leg, but managed to get Gil off his motorcycle and knocked him to the ground.
Avraham Gil, son of the consul in Miami, after his arrest, January 2024/screenshot, Local 10
According to the documents submitted to the court, Gil was charged with aggravated assault of a police officer and resisting a police officer with violence.
The boy's lawyers claim that the charges against him should be dropped due to his father's diplomatic immunity.
However, it is not certain that the court will accept this argument, because the regulations regarding the immunity of foreign mission personnel do not necessarily apply to junior diplomats such as consuls.
His lawyer claims that the charges against him may be dropped because of his father's immunity.
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The arrest of Avraham Gil who ran over a police officer in Miami/Official website, Miami Shores Police
After his arrest, the boy - who has already been in trouble with law enforcement authorities in recent weeks due to similar traffic offenses - was recorded bitterly crying in his arrest photo.
However, according to the New York Post, he showed no emotion during his first court appearance.
The hearing in his case is set for February 26.
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