Former MDPD lieutenant who barricaded self in SW Miami-Dade home sentenced to 7 years in prison
A retired Miami-Dade Police lieutenant was sentenced to seven years in prison after several charges following a lengthy standoff with police after she barricaded herself inside a Southwest Miami-Dade home Former MDPD Lt Evelyn Fernandez was accused of shooting at her ex-boyfriend in October Fernandez barricaded herself inside a home near Southwest nd Place and th Street MDPD officers and SWAT teams surrounded the residence employing robots and using tear gas in attempts to root her out of the home s attic The standoff lasted nearly hours before Fernandez was taken into custody She was charged with attempted first-degree murder discharging a firearm from a motorcycle and resisting an officer with violence In May a judge denied bond for Fernandez On Tuesday Fernandez appeared in court to change her plea It s my understanding that you are willing to change your previously entered plea deal of not guilty to a plea of guilty in exchange for the state s plea offer that is encompassed in this plea offer that I will go over with you Is that your understanding Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Christine Hernandez communicated Fernandez in court Yes it is Fernandez responded to the judge The judged sentenced her to seven years in prison and nearly years probation The terms of her probation include seeing a licensed psychiatrist and giving up her firearms Fernandez is also not a U S citizen and the plea deal could lead to her deportation Punishable by up to years in state prison you re also charged with resisting an officer with violence third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in state prison You re also charged with battery on a police officer Hernandez stated This isn t the first time a rocky relationship involving Fernandez has made the news In April of her ex-boyfriend former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after being accused by Fernandez of domestic violence Alvarez s charges were eventually dropped after Fernandez failed to testify against him during his court appearance If Fernandez serves her probation in Florida she will be required to wear a GPS monitor and has been ordered to have no contact with her ex-boyfriend or any of his children
