Officer Daniel Ubeda at a polling station in Miami in October 2020 (left) and posing with his colleagues following a big gun bust on Friday.

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Pro-Trump Miami Police Officer Placed on Leave, Under Investigation Over Photo Showing Him Flashing 'White Supremacy Sign'

The same officer was accused of voter intimidation in October after he wore a face mask that read "Trump 2020 No More Bulls*it" to a polling station. 

By Edward Era Barbacena

A Miami police officer has been placed on leave and is under investigation after a photo of him appearing to flash the "white power" sign started circulating on social media.

The photo in question showed seven Miami police officers and was captured on Friday after they made a big gun bust. The commander posted the image on Twitter.

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"This was meant to be private between him and his six guys," said President of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police Tommy Reyes. "It was not supposed to be posted on Twitter."

The photo shared by the commander on social media.

Reyes told Local 10 News Officer Ubeda made the hand gesture referring to "six" of his colleagues on his shift and not white power. Reyes added that he talked to Officer Ubeda and he said they discussed different hand signs and he believes the one seen in the photo is different than the one associated with white supremacy.

Reyes also said that both Ubeda's supervisor and the commander who tweeted the photo are Black, and that they never raised any issues with the hand gesture.