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Two traffic citations issued during the forceful detainment of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill have been dismissed.
Hill was detained in September after being pulled over by Miami-Dade police officer Manuel Batista just outside of Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Dolphins' season opener. Video of Hill's detainment went viral as a second officer, Danny Torres, appeared to drag Hill out of his vehicle and forcibly handcuff him.
Batista cited Hill for alleged careless driving and failure to wear a seat belt.
On Monday (November 26), the two traffic citations were dismissed after the officers failed to appear at a court hearing, ESPN reports.
Hill's attorneys released a statement following the dismissal.
"As anticipated, the traffic citations against Tyreek Hill were dismissed. Police officers should not issue citations unless they are willing to testify in court, under oath, with respect to same," the statement read. "Officer Torres and Batista's absence from court today evidences their knowledge of wrongdoing. These officers should be disciplined for their failure to appear. Mr. Hill was entitled to have his day in court and the officers failed to appear.
"It is our belief that Officer Torres and Officer Batista failed to appear in court so that they could not be questioned under oath."
In an X post on Tuesday (November 26), Hill tweeted, "Where all the internet cops now."
According to Miami-Dade police, the officers' failure to appear in court was "an oversight."
"A citation dismissed due to this reason does not indicate that the citation held no merit," the department said in a statement.
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