‘Florida’s Worst Cop’ Finally Convicted of Something, May Be Headed to Jail

You couldn’t make up a story, or a
name, like German Bosque’s, a Florida cop who was proud to have had
his credentials threatened by disciplinary action more times than
any other cop in the state.
Via the Miami New Times:

Let us quickly recount the glorious career of German
Bosque, Florida’s worst cop. He was arrested three times and fired
five times. He was probed more than 40 times by internal affairs,
including 16 cases involving serious battery and excessive force.
He tried to board an airplane with a loaded gun, got caught with
coke and counterfeit cash in his police car, was charged with
domestic violence, lied to his bosses, and made up police
reports.

And through it all, he kept his job and avoided serious trouble.
Until now! The Opa-locka sergeant was convicted last night of
felony false imprisonment and witness tampering for assaulting
a local youth counselor.

Bosque could receive up to 10 years in prison on the conviction,
although the sentence, up to a judge, could be as low as
probation—the judge didn’t send Bosque to jail after his conviction
yesterday, opting for house arrest instead. The prosecutor, too,
called the conviction “bittersweet,”
telling the Miami Herald that “it’s never a good thing
when you have to take down a police officer.”

Given Bosque’s history, in this case it absolutely is. The
Miami New Times
recaps:

The greatest hits of his career read like a Training
Day sequel treatment. He split open one handcuffed man’s
face with a vicious headbutt and spit in another one’s face. He
improperly chased a suspect until he crashed into a tree and then
covered up his role in the wreck by doctoring police reports. He
punched a teen suspect in the face three times and seriously hurt
him.

But Bosque couldn’t beat the latest case against him. In August
2011, he responded to a domestic dispute involving a city youth
counselor named Korey Davis, who was sitting in his car with a baby
on his lap after arguing with the child’s mother.

Bosque may be one of the worst cops Florida law enforcement can
offer, but he’s
not unique. He has not yet been officially fired after his
conviction. Through the case, he insisted he would be acquitted,
calling himself a “good cop.”