Newly obtained body-camera video shows heavily armed Florida police officers descending on the homes of two men accused of illegally voting, as part of the governor, Ron DeSantis’s, crackdown on voter fraud. Ronald Lee Miller and Robert Lee Wood were in their underwear, unarmed, and placed in handcuffs as police arrested them in front of their Miami-Dade county homes on 18 August 2022. The Guardian obtained video of both arrests through public records requests with the Miami-Dade police department, which assisted with executing warrants for both men. The voter fraud charges against them were separately dismissed. The videos add to mounting scrutiny over the arrests of 19 Floridians in August, including Miller and Wood, who were accused of voter fraud. These arrests were part of the first wave brought by the office of election crimes and security, a new state agency focused on investigating voter fraud. Hours after the men were arrested, DeSantis held a press conference saying those accused of voter fraud would "pay the price". Miller’s attorney, Robert Barrar, described the video of his client’s arrest as “abominable”. “I think they’re trying to make an example of him because he’s Black. It’s horrible”, he said. A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency that oversaw the arrests said: "Arrest warrant planning and tactics are dictated by a number of factors, to include the subject’s criminal history and other officer and public safety concerns". Find out more via the link in bio. #us #usnews #florida #rondesantis #bodycamfootage #voterfraud