Officer assigned to administrative duties after investigation into Tyreek Hill incident – ​​NBC 6 South Florida

Miami-Dade police have identified the veteran officer assigned to administrative duties after Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was arrested in handcuffs outside Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.

Officer Danny Torres, who has been with the department for 27 years, will remain on administrative duties while an internal investigation is completed, Miami-Dade police said Tuesday.

“While we believe the decision to place our client on leave was premature, we respect Director Daniels' call for a thorough investigation into the incident involving Mr. Tyreek Hill, a stance we fully support,” Torres' attorneys said in a statement.

Police also disclosed the two citations issued to Hill during the encounter, one for reckless driving and the other for failure to wear a seatbelt.

“High rate [of] “Speed ​​estimate 60 miles per hour, no seatbelt, heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic,” the citations state.

Police bodycam footage released Monday shows a police officer pulling Hill by the arm from his sports car during a traffic stop before Sunday's game and pushing him face-first to the ground after Hill rolled up his car's window.

Torres is the police officer wearing black arm warmers in the video.

Police bodycam footage shows Miami-Dade police officers arresting and handcuffing Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill hours before the team's season opener.

The video showed that the altercation between Miami-Dade County police officers and Hill escalated quickly. Officers verbally abused Hill, but he did not resist their physical force or hit them. He told an officer, “Don't tell me what to do.” Bodycam videos from six officers were released.

Police Director Stephanie Davis said the tape would not normally be released while the investigation is ongoing, but she wanted to demonstrate the department's “commitment to transparency and maintaining public trust.”

In a CNN interview on Monday evening, the 30-year-old NFL star said he was “embarrassed” and “shocked” by the situation.

The video shows two motorcycle police officers pursuing Hill after he appeared to speed past them in his McLaren sports car on the Hard Rock Stadium access road in light traffic. They turned on their headlights and pulled Hill over. One knocked on the driver's window and told him to roll it down, which Hill did and handed over his license.

Miami-Dade police released body camera footage showing Tyreek Hill being handcuffed and arrested hours before the Dolphins' season opener on Sunday.

“Don’t knock on my window like that,” Hill repeatedly told the officer.

“I have to knock so you know I'm here,” the officer told Hill, repeatedly asking why the player was not wearing a seatbelt.

“Just give me my ticket, brother, and I'll be good to go. I'm going to be late. Do what you have to do,” Hill told the cop as he rolled up his dark-tinted window.

“Keep the window closed,” the officer said, knocking on the window again. Hill can still be seen inside.

Hill rolled down the window a crack and said, “Don't tell me what to do.” He rolled the window back up.

Hill told CNN's Kaitlan Collins that he rolled his window back up because he was afraid of attracting unwanted attention.

“If I roll down my window, people walking or driving by will notice it's me,” Hill said. “And they'll start taking pictures, and I didn't want to make a scene at all. I just wanted to get the ticket and then move on.”

The Dolphins released a statement about X standing next to Tyreek Hill, while police released bodycam footage showing exactly what happened between the wide receiver and officers. NBC6's Lorena Inclan reports

The officer again ordered Hill to roll down the window or “I'm going to get you out of the car. So get out of the car.”

The officer then ordered Hill to open the door. Another officer approached and said, “Get out of the car or I'm going to break the… window,” using an obscenity.

The door opened and the second officer reached in and grabbed Hill by the arm and the back of the head as the player said, “I'm out.”

Hill later suspected that he was not moving as quickly as officers would have liked.

“I haven't progressed quickly because I've had injuries,” said Hill, who was entering his ninth NFL season. “I have to go through a lot. I play a physically demanding sport.”

The second officer pinned Hill face-first to the ground. Three officers pulled Hill's arms behind his back while Hill screamed into his cellphone, “I'm under arrest, Drew,” while speaking to Dolphins Director of Security Drew Brooks.

Officers handcuffed Hill and one pressed his knee into the middle of his back. “If we tell you to do something, you do it.”

“Take me to jail, brother, do what you have to do,” Hill replied.

“That’s us,” said an officer.

“You’re crazy,” Hill told the officer.

NBC6's Tony Pipitone analyzes moment-by-moment bodycam video of the incident.

Officers stopped Hill and led him to the sidewalk. An officer ordered him to sit on the curb. Hill told the officer he had just had surgery on his knee.

An officer then jumped behind him and placed a bar around Hill's chest and neck. He pulled Hill into a sitting position.

“Relax, brother,” Hill told the officers.

At that point, teammate Jonnu Smith parked his SUV in front of Hill's car, got out and asked what was going on. Officers told Smith to get back in his vehicle and drive away, then told him they were going to give him a ticket for blocking the road.

Defensive tackle Calais Campbell also stopped. He was asked to leave and when he didn't, he was briefly handcuffed.

Hill and Campbell were eventually released and allowed to enter the stadium.

Hill was handcuffed and detained, but released after receiving citations. Hours later, he caught an 80-yard touchdown pass that gave the Dolphins a comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hill's lawyers have threatened to sue the department and the officers.

Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, defended the officers' actions, saying Hill was “briefly detained for safety reasons after driving in a manner that placed himself and others in grave danger.”

“After being stopped, Mr. Hill did not immediately cooperate with the police officers on the scene, who handcuffed Mr. Hill in accordance with regulations and for their immediate safety. Mr. Hill, still not cooperating, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore returned to the ground.”

Ignacio Alvarez, the suspended officer's lawyer, called for his client's immediate reinstatement in a statement on Tuesday while respecting Daniels' call for an investigation.

The team as well as Hill's teammates and coaches have spoken out in favor of the wide receiver.

In a statement, the team said it had a close relationship with the police but was “sad” about the altercation and called for “swift and decisive action against the officers.”

“Some officers confuse their responsibility and obligation to serve the service with misplaced power,” the team said.