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Miami Gardens police officer relieved of duty, accused of threatening woman with gun and violating court order

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, July 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Miami Gardens police officer relieved of duty, accused of threatening woman with gun and violating court order — CBS Miami, Key Biscayne Arts news
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A former Miami Gardens police officer is facing multiple felony charges after authorities alleged he violated a temporary injunction stemming from a domestic violence incident in Opa-locka.Officer Kolei McKinney was relieved of duty last week, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department. He surrendered to Opa-locka police on Thursday after being accused of violating a temporary injunction involving the alleged victim in the case.During McKinney's first court appearance, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer read the charges against him, which include aggravated assault with a deadly firearm, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, tampering with a victim and improper exhibition of a weapon.The charges stem from an incident on July 17. According to the arrest report, an argument between McKinney and a woman he had been seeing romantically escalated and became physical. The victim told investigators she noticed McKinney driving erratically alongside her vehicle before th

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