Avon Park Police Officer Alberto Perez was out of jail Friday on a $6,000 bond following his second arrest Thursday for allegations of police misconduct.
Perez, 34, was arrested on warrants charging extortion or threats and official misconduct.
On June 28, 2008, Perez reportedly responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Main Street and South Lake Avenue in Avon Park, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The driver of a Dodge truck was responsible because he reportedly rear-ended a van with his vehicle. Perez arrived at the accident and took the truck driver’s license. The officer told the Hispanic male that his license was invalid and that he could be arrested, the affidavit stated.
“OK, take me to jail,” the man reportedly told Perez.
Perez allegedly told the man he could keep him out of jail if he paid the officer $300. The driver then got the money out of his truck and put it in the back of Perez’s ticket book, according to the affidavit. The man was released and given a copy of the crash report.
