A rookie Broward Sheriff's Office deputy is facing multiple charges after authorities say he tried to extort a man for sexual favors.

Trazell McLeod, 20, is charged with extortion, official misconduct and tampering with evidence, BSO officials said Thursday.

McLeod, who was hired in February and was still on probation, was fired by the BSO. No attorney information was immediately available.

"It’s always disappointing to learn that a deputy who swore to serve and protect the public was only out to serve himself," BSO Sheriff Scott Israel said in a statement. "I am extremely proud of the swift actions of our Internal Affairs and Public Corruption Units. Within four days of receiving the complaint, they investigated, conducted surveillance and brought forth evidence to support the immediate termination of this rookie deputy."

According to the arrest affidavit, the victim, a 34-year-old man, went to the BSO Division of Internal Affairs last month to report that McLeod touched him inappropriately and was extorting him for sexual favors.

The victim said he met McLeod in Pompano Beach the night of Oct. 16. He said McLeod stopped him and tried to frisk him on the hood of his marked BSO car but then told him to stand by a wall because it was raining, the affidavit said.

The victim said he was frisked as he was against the wall and said McLeod grabbed his "private area" and said "You gonna have to give me this," the affidavit said.

During the encounter, the victim told McLeod he was armed and has a concealed weapons permit. McLeod continued the search and told the victim he found drugs on him and could be in serious trouble for being armed, having drugs and trying to pick up a prostitute, the affidavit said.

The victim denied the allegations except for having the gun, the affidavit said. McLeod told the victim he was in a tough position and asked how he thought he should handle the situation, the affidavit said.

When the victim again said he was innocent, McLeod replied "Well...I'm gay, so you're gonna have to slay me," and when asked what "slay" meant said "You're gonna have to f--- me, I'm not only talking about one time, on a consistent basis," the affidavit said.

During the encounter, the victim was never placed in handcuffs or told he was under arrest, and McLeod didn't advise the radio dispatcher of the incident or request assistance, the affidavit said.

After McLeod extorted the man for sexual favors, he told him to wait in a security office. When McLeod went to get something from his car, the man was able to escape and called his wife to pick him up, the affidavit said.

According to the affidavit, part of the encounter was captured by nearby surveillance cameras. McLeod later denied making the statements to the victim and denied the sexual extortion, the affidavit said.

McLeod later falsified a police report regarding the discovery of crack cocaine that had been seized from one suspect and had intended to charge an innocent person with possessing the cocaine, the affidavit said.

After a meeting with the top Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday to discuss the agenda ahead, President-elect Donald Trump laid out his top three priorities: immigration, health care and jobs.

"We're gonna look very strongly at immigration; we're gonna look at the border. We're gonna look very strongly at health care, and we're looking at jobs — big league jobs," Trump told a throng of reporters after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, NBC News reported.

While Trump mentioned the border being a top priority within the realm of immigration, he did not specifically mention the construction of a physical wall, something that he campaigned heavily on. Such a wall, however, is estimated to cost tens of billions of dollars.

Trump was asked if he would ask Congress to ban Muslims from entering the country, a proposal Trump floated on the campaign trail. But Trump ignored the question, said "thank you, everybody" and walked away.

Dinner's on Publix tonight.

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One person was killed and two others were hospitalized after a bad crash in northwest Miami-Dade Thursday.

The three-car crash happened at Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 62nd Street.

One person was killed at the scene and two patients were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center as trauma alerts. Two other people suffered minor injuries.

All of the victims are adults. No names have been released.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Check back with NBC 6 for updates.

On average, about four people will be murdered this week in Miami-Dade County – 80 percent of them with a firearm.

Miami-Dade leads the state in gun crimes. But it’s far behind other counties when it comes to sending criminals who use guns to prison for mandatory minimum sentences.

In 2015, county police agencies reported 21 percent of the state’s firearms crimes and 18 percent of its violent crimes, but produced just six percent of the state’s prison admissions last year.

Miami-Dade prosecutions were responsible for 1,725 new prison admissions, compared to 2,078 from Broward, 1,951 from Duval and 1,769 from Hillsborough -- counties that have, on average, less than half the number of firearms crimes as Miami-Dade.

As gunshots fell more bodies – especially those of children – the NBC 6 Investigators examined how people arrested in Miami-Dade for firearms crimes fare in a criminal justice system that allows mandatory minimum sentences.

State law allows prosecutors to seek the enhanced punishments under the so-called 10-20-Life law: three years for a felon possessing a gun; 10 years if used in a crime; 20 years if fired; and 25 years to life if used to shoot someone.

Last year, Miami-Dade sent 156 defendants to state prison with mandatory minimum sentences, 12 percent of the state’s total.

Tangela Sears, an advocate for mothers who – like her – lost a child to violence, says more should be done to hold firearms criminals fully accountable under the law.

“The only thing the police can do is put you in jail. Somehow they find their way back to the streets,” she said of gun-toting criminals.

By examining a database containing thousands of court records, the NBC 6 Investigators discovered dozens of felons who did not get mandatory minimum sentences and then went on to be arrested or convicted of new crimes.

Prosecutors allowed Josh Ferreiro to serve less than a year in jail when prosecutors waived what would have been a three-year minimum sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon.

He was later arrested, allegedly in possession of another gun, and is awaiting trial.

Asked about the guns, he said, “I don’t know what gun you’re talking about, man. Get out of here.”

Others repeatedly got breaks from mandatory minimums, only to be arrested or convicted again.

NBC 6 Investigators gave the state attorney’s office more than two weeks to review a dozen such cases, and asked if it could explain why the mandatory sentences were not sought.

But the office said it is so far unable to respond to the inquiry.

In general, the office said, it considers the specifics of each case before deciding whether to waive a mandatory minimum sentence. Availability of witnesses, strength of the evidence and defendants’ background can all have an effect on which gun criminals get a break and which do not.

Of all the felons we found avoiding prison, the most creative was Register Holsendorff III.

Arrested in 2005 on three armed robbery charges -- which could have produced a 10-year mandatory sentence – he persuaded a judge he was so severely mentally disabled, he was not competent to stand trial.

After he spent years in medical and group home facilities, the charges were dismissed.

But in 2012, he was allegedly sharp enough to lure a man to a Miami street and shoot him to death in an argument over a woman or money, according to court records.

This time, the judge wasn’t buying it.

His attorney, Allen Greenstein, explained, “The judge found he was not competent to stand trial (in the 2005 case). The court this time found he was competent.”

Citing evidence of “an unsophisticated attempt to malinger,” the judge in the more recent case noted Holsendorff does have some mental illness, but ruled he “is not intellectually disabled.”

Holsendorff, the judge noted, was competent enough to launch a sophisticated scheme to reroute his disability checks from a group home to another address, so he could cash the checks and spend cash unrestricted by the group home.

Group home workers also noticed he scheduled visits from his wife and his girlfriend so that the two women did not cross paths, the judge’s order noted. It cited evidence he gambled at card games – often successfully – and could drive, as he did on the day he’s accused of murdering a man he had a dispute with over money or a woman, according to court records.

Greenstein did not dispute that the court found Holsendorff was faking his incompetence in the 2005 armed robbery case.

“Well, according to this judge,” he said, “but remember this wasn’t the judge back in 2005.”

Asked if severe mental retardation was something one can be cured of, Greenstein replied, “I don’t believe you can get cured of mental retardation.”

Holsendorff is now facing trial for a murder he would not have been free to commit, had he received the mandatory 10 years in prison in the first case.

Sears, the anti-violence activist, said she sees a pattern.

“Laws are not being enforced and that’s a major problem, “ she said. “We continue to have this rise in killings.”

The state attorney’s office could not provide records showing how often it waives minimum mandatory sentences and which defendants benefit from those decisions.

But, after the NBC 6 Investigators’ inquiry, the office has launched a new program to track each of those cases and hopes to use the data to better understand why some armed felons are not going to prison for as long as they might under the mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

Two eagles that became trapped in a storm drain in central Florida have been rescued.

The eagles were reported trapped in a drain in Orange County near Goldenrod Road and Curry Ford Road, WESH reported. One of them was reported injured.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the scene and the eagles were eventually freed.

Miami Marlins outfielder Christian Yelich picked up a Silver Slugger Award on Thursday.

The award is the first for Yelich in his career and it recognizes his elite hitting ability. Each fielding position in both leagues is awarded with a Silver Slugger and Yelich is the only Marlins player to take home the honor this year.

For Yelich, this award shows that he can be an asset on both sides of the field. Yelich has already won a Gold Glove Award in his career for his fielding prowess as well. Yelich narrowly missed finishing the season with a .300 average, which is something he accomplished during the 2015 season.

Yelich's final batting line consisted of a .298 batting average with 21 home runs and 98 runs batted in. The HR and RBI were both easily career highs for Yelich, and also represent numbers that he could top in future seasons. Previously Yelich had maxed out with nine home runs and 54 runs batted in.

Beyond the power numbers, Yelich also helped Miami win games with his patience and eye at the plate. His 72 walks were a career-high as well and helped Yelich earn a .376 on-base percentage. With power guys such as Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Bour behind him, Yelich's ability to get on base allowed the Marlins to put up runs.

The full list of the 2016 Silver Slugger Award winners can be found at MLB.com.

A Florida Keys man is accused of killing his girlfriend at their Tavernier home.

Jeremy Stigler, 44, was arrested Thursday on a murder charge in the killing of 47-year-old Jade Dixon, Monroe County Sheriff's Office officials said.

Stigler was being held without bond Thursday, jail records showed. No attorney information was available.

Authorities say the body of Dixon was found in the couple's bedroom Monday after Stigler went to the sheriff's office substation and told deputies she was dead and he was a suspect.

Stigler said Dixon lunged at him with a knife and he punched her in the face and then stepped on her chest when she fell on the ground to stop her from getting the knife, officials said.

He said he helped her to their bedroom and they went to bed and when he woke up, she was dead, officials said. But authorities said an autopsy revealed her cause of death to be manual strangulation.

Officials said the couple had been involved in a domestic dispute Saturday night and Dixon had been hospitalized for unrelated medical issues. She was last seen alive Sunday morning when she was released from the hospital.

Deputies had responded to a crash on the same street the couple live on later Sunday involving a car owned by Dixon. Neighbors reported that Stigler was the driver but when deputies arrived he wasn't at the scene, officials said.

Stigler told deputies after he found Dixon dead, he took a large number of valium and Xanax pills then got in the car and crashed. He said he went back to the house after the crash.

Kidde is recalling 3.6 million smoke alarms in the United States, and another 1.5 mllion in Canada, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

The recall involves the Kidde NightHawk talking combo smoke/carbon monoxide alarm with model number KN-COSM-IB and manufacture dates between June 1, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2010. 

The alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches its seven year end-of-life, even if the batteries are replaced, leading consumers to believe it is still working. Kidde has received eight reports of incidents with the recalled alarms; no injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled alarms and contact Kidde   for a free replacement alarm. 

Consumer Contact: Kidde toll-free at 855-239-0490 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Notice" for more information.

The Florida Panthers allowed four unanswered goals in their 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

The loss dropped Florida's record to 6-7-1 on the season and kept the team stuck on 13 points. The Panthers have had a lot of success at home this year thus far, but not in this one. Early in the game, it appeared Florida would come away victorious before an onslaught of goals from San Jose.

Jason Demers was the reason for the the early lead with two fast goals in the first period. Demers entered the game with no goals on the season and changed that in a hurry.

The first goal for Demers came at the 5:09 mark of the first period. Assisting on the goal was Jared McCann. Roughly two minutes later, Demers made it a 2-0 game with assists from Jaromir Jagr and Aleksander Barkov.

It was from there that the Sharks put up their four goals. James Reimer was in the net for the Panthers and ended up with 25 saves in 28 chances.

Reimer has had multiple games this year where the opposition has scored in bunches during games Florida could have possibly won. Overall, Florida's backup goalie is now 2-2-1 this season.

The homestand for Florida will continue on Saturday when it hosts the New York Islanders at 7:00 p.m.

A Broward grand jury has cleared three Coconut Creek officers in the 2015 death of a man who was shot with a Taser after authorities said he was on Flakka and became aggressive with paramedics who found him cut and covered in blood.

Police on Thursday announced that the grand jury didn't find sufficient evidence to justify the filing of charges in the February 2015 death of Calvon Reid. The police department had cleared officers Daniel Rush, Thomas Eisenring, and David Freeman last June.

"I am pleased with the Grand Jury’s conclusion. However, any loss of life is a tragedy," Coconut Creek Police Chief Albert Arenal said in a statement. "The City of Coconut Creek sends its condolences to the Reid family for their loss.”

Reid, 39, died after paramedics had responded to a 911 call. According to police, paramedics with the Margate-Coconut Creek Fire Department had responded to the 911 call for a medical incident when they found Reid, who was "in an agitated, combative state, and incoherent," according to a police news release.

Reid had numerous cuts on his arms, hands and chest, and his clothing was torn and bloodstained, police said. When he became aggressive with the paramedics, they called police to the scene.

As the officers arrived, Reid became more agitated and the officers tried to detain him, police said. Reid "exhibited threatening behavior and appeared to be hallucinating," police said.

Reid refused to comply with officers and the officers shot him with a Taser, police said. He was taken to Northwest Medical Center where he died two days later.

Reid's father has said his son was doing nothing wrong and has questioned why he was killed, saying it was "uncalled for." Reid's family has filed a civil lawsuit against the city.

"The City’s position in the lawsuit is that the officers’ actions were justified based upon Mr. Reid’s exhibition of superhuman strength and aggressive behavior and his failure to obey the officers’ lawful commands," the police department said in a statement Thursday. "The evidence, including blood test results, shows that Mr. Reid was under the influence of Flakka as well as cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol. Flakka is a synthetic street drug that often leads to excited delirium, violent behavior, spikes in body temperature, paranoia, increased strength, and loss of awareness of reality and surroundings."

The Miami Heat were beaten by Dwyane Wade and the Chicago Bulls on Thursday by a final score of 98-95.

The game was the first for Wade in Miami since he bolted the city for Chicago during the off-season. Wade spent his entire NBA career with the Heat and was part of three championship teams. The All-Star had never entered American Airlines Arena from the opposing end.

Before the game, Wade hugged and shook the hands of many members of the Heat roster. The veteran also saluted Miami's bench and waved to the crowd before the opening tip-off. Fans could be seen with many signs welcoming Wade back to the area that became known as "Wade County" during his tenure.

During the first timeout of the game, the Heat paid tribute to Wade with a video package. This is the same type of tribute that Miami has done in the past for departed players such as LeBron James. Following the video, the crowd gave Wade a standing ovation and he waved to the crowd a little more.

Miami opened the game on a strong run before Chicago quickly tied things up. Wade missed some of his opening attempts, but found his stroke during the first quarter. The veteran would also pick up a slam dunk during the loud and energized first quarter. Wade finished the game with 13 points, four assists and seven rebounds.

Miami's new face of the franchise, Hassan Whiteside had another big night. The center poured in 20 points to go along with a season-high 20 rebounds. After failing to record a double-double for the first time this season in Miami's last game, Whiteside appeared to be a man on a mission in this one. For good measure, Whiteside also added a steal and three blocks.

Up next for Miami is a possible letdown game against Utah. Following this emotional affair, the Heat will host the Jazz on Saturday.

Body camera videos from the Orange County Sheriff's Office are revealing more information about the Orlando massacre at Pulse nightclub.

The videos, obtained by NBC 6 Thursday, give a glimpse from the officers' perspective of those horrific moments inside and out of Pulse nightclub during the mass shooting in June.

Some of the images are quite disturbing and show the horror and chaos at the scene. Footage shows officers rushing in with gurney after gurney as they tried to pull out the massive amount of victims that came pouring out of the club on June 12.

"You got any more? There's a line of them coming out now," officers say in the video.

Cops are seen running in all directions with their weapons drawn.

"Please help my friends up there, they're very injured," one victim tells an officer.

And panic inside the club during the terrifying moments when shooter Omar Mateen went on a rampage.

"Advise them to open the door with their hands up and we will extract them," an officer says on a radio.

The videos show the brave first responders and officers take quick action as the escorted the victims to safety. And the tense moments near the bathroom where Mateen had held hostages during the intense active shooter situation.

"You guys get that? 42 victims," an officer says over a radio.

Of course that number rose to 49 victims that were killed by Mateen and 53 others wounded.

Some of the videos were redacted to protect the victims.

A man has been arrested after a woman was found murdered in a home in Wynwood Thursday, Miami Police said.

The discovery was made at a home in the 3400 block of Northwest 1st Avenue.

Authorities said a man, 59-year-old Carlos Enriquez-Polledo, went to the police station Thursday afternoon and said he had killed the woman.

She was later identified as 28-year-old Cylkia Gerena Maldonado.

Enriquez-Polledo was booked into jail on a first-degree murder charge. He was being held without bond and no attorney information was available.

Motorists on Miami Beach are being asked a stretch of one main roadway as construction is scheduled to continue for several days.

Crews currently have the intersection of 20^th Street and Washington Avenue blocked until Dade Blvd. No motorists are able to gain access to that area, which is near the north entrance to the Miami Beach Convention Center and The Fillmore Theater.

No exact date of completion has been given, but the roadway is expected to be closed through the weekend.

Despite Donald Trump's election victory, his campaign committee continues to seek money from supporters, calling into question the amount of debt the campaign racked up in the final days of the race, NBC News reported.

An email to supporters with the subject line "Thank You," has a bright red "Contribute" button at the bottom of the email.

Campaign finance law says a candidate can continue to raise money after Election Day to pay off any debts or to raise money for re-election.

Debt is a possibility. At the end of the last fundraising report on Oct. 20, Trump had an uninspiring $16 million cash on hand and was also $2 million in debt.

A protest in Portland, Oregon, against Donald Trump's election boiled over into what police described as a "riot" overnight after some demonstrators armed with bats smashed stores and cars, and others lit fires.

Police arrested 26 people, but said many in the crowd were trying to stop those responsible from vandalizing property.

Trump initially tweeted saying that the "professional protesters" had been "incited by the media" and called the situation "very unfair!" He followed that up with a more positive message early Friday: "Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!"

People have taken to the streets in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver and elsewhere, rallying around the slogan "not my president."

One of the most generous donors to the University of Miami has passed away.

Susan “Sue” Miller, the matriarch of the family that donated $100 million to the university’s medical school that now bears the name of her late husband, died of cancer Thursday at the age of 81, according to the school’s website.

Miller, who made the donation in a 2004 ceremony honoring her late husband Leonard – a former chair of the school’s Board of Trustees –, was part of a family that gave millions to the school and the South Florida community as a whole.

Some of the various organizations that benefited from the family’s gifts included the United Way of Miami-Dade and the Council for Educational Change. The Millers also donated $5 million each to the school’s Contemporary Judaic Studies program and School of Music. Just recently, they gave the lead gift of $50 million for the new Lennar Foundation Medical Center on the school’s Coral Gables campus.

Both Massachusetts natives, the Millers arrived in Miami following Leonard’s graduation from Harvard in 1954. They invested in a construction company that ultimately became Lennar Corporation, one of the country’s leading homebuilders. In total, the Miller family has donated more than $200 million to UM over the years.

Miller is survived by her three children – including one who later served as chair of the school’s Board of Trustees like their father - , 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A report from the investigative arm of Congress finds the U.S. Army needs to do a better job of caring for injured soldiers in special units set up to care for troops wounded in combat, or who become seriously ill or injured in noncombat situations, NBC 5 Investigates in Dallas-Fort Worth and The Dallas Morning News report.

Congress ordered the report after the news groups revealed hundreds of injured soldiers had complained of harassment, abuse and a lack of care from the commanders of warrior transition units or WTUs.

Among the Congressional report's findings were that soldiers' complaints of mistreatment are not always reaching top Army officials with oversight of the Warrior Transition Units.

More than a thousand miles from Washington D.C. in Frankston, Texas, the report feels like some vindication to retired Army Master Sgt. Ken Adams: "I knew I was right about how a lot of stuff was being done and how a lot of soldiers' lives were being impacted."

Life for the undocumented has always carried a level of risk and uncertainty. But now the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, after a campaign pledging mass deportation, has elevated their concern.

"It means fear. It means careful," said Maru Galvan, who remains undocumented 16 years after she and her husband immigrated to California from Mexico, raising two children and opening a carpentry shop. "We have to be more careful."

Since the election, there have been cases of undocumented workers hesitant to go to their job, and children of undocumented parents expressing fear of going to school, according to immigrant rights advocates. Some expressed concern that some who denounce the undocumented will be emboldened.

"They think they have the right now to be violent, more racist," Galvan said.

California is home to more than two million undocumented immigrants according to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

The undocumented population of Los Angeles County has been estimated as high as 800,000, or nearly 12 percent of the county's 10 million residents. Undocumented immigrants live in every county of the state with 170,000 estimated in San Diego County, according to the PPIC.

The presence of undocumented immigrants has been a divisive issue for decades, with advocates for strict enforcement of immigration law insisting that those who entered the U.S. unlawfully simply have no legal right to stay.

Supporters of extending rights to those without papers, including elected officials from the city, county and school district, came together in a coalition Thursday at Los Angeles City Hall. They offered reassurance to the undocumented that local government is not in sync with the policy positions and comments of the President-elect during his campaign -- creating a deportation force, building a wall along America's southern border, and requiring Mexico to pay for it.

"California is unlike the rest of the country," said Hilda Solis, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

"We want people in the community to be calm and continue their daily lives," said Gil Cedillo, Los Angeles city councilman for the first district, which has a predominantly Latino population.

"This city, this police department, will not cooperate with immigration," said Cedillo, referring to department policies not to inquire about immigration status in the course of responding to calls for service, nor to permit federal immigration enforcement officials to question people under their watch in jail.

"Nothing has changed in LAPD polices," said Deputy Chief Robert Arcos.

Los Angeles designated itself a sanctuary city decades ago, but some have expressed concern that under the incoming administration in Washington, federal funding to the city could be cut if it does not comply with immigration law.

U.S. Senator-elect Kamala Harris offered her continued support for providing services to the undocumented during a noon hour visit to the office of the Coalition for Humane Immigration Reform of Los Angeles (CHIRLA).

"At this point in time we are all being challenged to fight for our ideals," said Harris. She said she will join the push for the comprehensive immigration form that the Obama Administration has sought, but acknowledged the decreasing likelihood with Trump's presidency and Republicans holding a majority in both houses of Congress.

Since 2012, an executive order by President Obama known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) has offered permits to stay that are renewable every two years. 

"My main concern is the children. They have a lot of fear," said Vicky Cerpa, a CHIRLA volunteer who herself went a decade undocumented. She obtained legal residency through the amnesty granted by the the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, signed by then-President Ronald Reagan.

"You have scared children," said Steve Zimmer, board president of the Los Angeles Unified School District, directing his comments to President-elect Trump. "One of most important things you can do is make sure that children who have qualified for DACA know that they are safe and their status is secure."

Opponents of Trump's announced crackdown on illegal immigration expressed the belief that as president he will find the wall and mass deportation not feasible. Other Trump critics said the emphasis should be on, not reassurance, but a call for action.

"Our message to the community: don't mourn -- organize," said Nativo Lopez of Hermandad Mexicana, speaking with the coalition in city hall. "Yes my message is a tad different from the group here. Be concerned. Be alarmed. Rise and organize to defend your families. That is your God-given right," Lopez said.

"The struggle is just beginning," said Cerpa, citing the impact of the election. "It didn't end. It's just beginning."