The defense attorney for an illegal alien charged with the death of St. Johns County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Kunovich claims that his client is a target of both “police brutality” and racism.
As previously reported, 18-year-old illegal alien Virjilio Aguilar-Mendez from Guatemala was arrested and charged in May of this year with resisting an officer with violence and felony murder in connection to Kunovich’s death.
This week, the felony murder charge was replaced with a single manslaughter charge. The defense attorney for the illegal alien, Phillip Arroyo, told local media that he intends to initiate a civil lawsuit claiming racism and police brutality on Kunovich’s part.
“We believe this is a grave injustice for what seems to be so far an act of police brutality and potential civil rights violations,” Arroyo told News4Jax.
“… Hispanics in general, those who don’t speak English, are victims of police brutality or civil rights violations and sometimes we never hear that story because of the language barrier,” Arroyo said.
“And I think that, in this scenario, it’s very important to shed light on what’s going on here,” he added.
According to police, on May 19, Kunovich lawfully attempted to pat down