Brother of UPS driver killed in 2019 Miramar shootout furious after judge dismisses officer’s manslaughter charge

The brother of Frank Ordonez is furious after a judge dropped a manslaughter charge brought against suspended Miami-Dade Police Officer Jose Mateo for his involvement in the shootout with two jewelry store robbers that left Ordonez and another bystander dead Roy Ordonez on Friday spoke on Broward County Circuit Court Judge Ernest Kollra ruling for the first time since it was delivered expressing his disappointment at the outcome and blaming police for causing his brother to be killed Like I announced multiple times they did a horrible job The only thing they did do a good job at is protecting themselves commented Roy Ordonez Frank s brother Kollra handed out an order Thursday saying After applying the statutory and occurrence law to the facts of this episode and determining the credibility of the bystanders who testified the Court finds the fact and testimony to patronage the application of immunity under Florida s stand your ground law Roy mentioned the ruling sets a concerning precedent If you really think that this is justifiable to shoot plus rounds in seconds in a street full of civilians going home if they think that this is what they re trained to do I m scared for myself and the masses going forward he disclosed The Broward State Attorney s Office issued a report insisting the state s stand your ground law does not apply if an innocent bystander is killed in a confrontation Stand your ground immunity does not apply in matters involving innocent bystanders like Frank Ordonez and Richard Cutshaw who presented no danger to officers In this case two innocent men were killed and the lives of numerous other innocent bystanders were endangered Mateo spoke with News on Thursday He mentioned he knew all along every action he took that day to confront two men who had robbed a jewelry store and taken Ordonez hostage inside a UPS truck I had to pull out my gun and take action you know I ve had faith that I did my job that I did what I was supposed to do he mentioned The convicted felons who led police on a multi-county chase were killed in the shootout along with Frank and Richard Cutshaw who was struck by a stray bullet that pierced his back windshield In the weeks following the deadly shootout Mateo and three other officers were charged with manslaughter and were all headed to trial until Mateo s attorney filed a motion under Florida s stand your ground law claiming his client was just doing his job After nearly two weeks of testimony from other officers and viewers Kollra would ultimately agree stating Body Worn Camera video confirms the testimony of the law enforcement onlookers and civilian observers as to how it was the two convicted felons who started continued and chose to fire first at anyone that came near the UPS truck Mateo s attorney Richard Diaz declared Kollra s ruling is historic Those officers can go to work knowing they re gonna have a law that protects them announced Diaz The state attorney s office has declared they intend to appeal Judge Kollra s decision and plan to move forward with the manslaughter charges brought against the three other officers