The mother of an autistic man involved in a highly publicized encounter with North Miami police claims in court the officers assaulted and falsely arrested her son despite his mental disability. Arnaldo Rios-Soto, who was 27 at the time, had wandered away from his group home in July 2016 and was playing with a toy truck in the street when his
North Miami Police Face Lawsuit Over Arrest Of Autistic Man, Shooting His Caretaker
The mother of the autistic man says her son could not understand what was happening as the encounter with police unfolded, ending in the institutionalization of her son, and the shooting of his caretaker.
By Monica Pais
