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Boynton Beach police officer suspended after fatal domestic violence incident

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YOU SEVEN DAY ON DECK. SANDRA, THANKS. AN UPDATE TO A STORY WE BROUGHT TO YOU FIRST YESTERDAY AS BREAKING NEWS. WE HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A WOMAN IN BOYNTON BEACH WAS THE VICTIM’S EX-BOYFRIEND WHO TOLD POLICE HE DIDN’T WANT TO SEE HER WITH ANYONE ELSE. CALEB CALIFANO WAS IN PERSON WHEN THE SUSPECT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY. 41-YEAR-OLD ROBIN CAESAR IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING OF HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND. CAESAR WILL APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE THIS MORNING. THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THE MEADOWS ON THE GREEN APARTMENT COMPLEX. WITNESSES SAY THEY HEARD SEVERAL SHOTS AS POLICE ENTERED AND FOUND THE VICTIM DEAD IN THE STREET WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. WE HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT THE VICTIM WAS DANIEL FRIDOLIN, CAESAR’S EX-GIRLFRIEND. AND ACCORDING TO THE ARREST REPORT, LESS THAN AN HOUR BEFORE THE SHOOTING, FRIDOLIN CALLED BOYNTON BEACH POLICE TO FILE A REPORT CLAIMED THAT CAESAR WAS HARRASING AND SUBJECTING HER. A SHORT TIME LATER, POLICE WERE CALLED TO REPORTS OF A SHOOTING. AFTER REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, CAESAR WAS QUICKLY IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECT AND WAS FOUND A SHORT TIME LATER IN THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTHWEST 14TH AVENUE. CAESAR TOLD POLICE FRIDOLIN REFUSED TO ASSOCIATE WITH HIM AGAIN AND HE COULDN’T BEAR THE THOUGHT OF HER BEING WITH ANOTHER MAN. HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS HER CALLING THE POLICE WAS THE LAST STRIKE AND HE SHOT HER AGAIN. CAESAR IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER. HE IS HOLDING WITHOUT BOWL. IN WES

Boynton Beach police officer suspended after fatal domestic violence incident

Boynton Beach Police announced Friday that one of its officers has been suspended in connection with a domestic violence incident in November. The police department said Boynton Beach Police Officer Jermaine Jones was suspended for two weeks without pay and must complete 120 hours of additional training, including domestic violence training. According to the police department, Fridelene Daniel, 34, went to the Boynton Beach Police Department on Nov. 8, 2023, and said her ex-boyfriend, Robens Cesar, had been following her after she ended the relationship with Cesar. Cesar was silent during Daniel’s conversation with Jones. According to the police department, Jones told Daniel to call the police if Cesar showed up at her home again and police would give him a trespassing warning. Later that morning, Cesar went to Daniel’s Boynton Beach home and fatally shot Daniel. Cesar was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. “Fridelene Daniels’ murder at the hands of an ex-boyfriend is a tragic example of domestic violence at its worst,” Boynton Beach Police Chief Joseph DeGuilio said in a statement Friday. “Officer Jones’ actions do not meet the Boynton Beach Police Department’s policing standards.” The police department said its officers attend extensive domestic violence training annually. According to court records, Cesar, who is still in the Palm Beach County Jail, has another court date on July 1. Top Headlines: Stay Up to Date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. —

Boynton Beach police announced Friday that one of their officers has been suspended in connection with a domestic violence incident in November.

The police department said Boynton Beach police officer Jermaine Jones was suspended for two weeks without pay and must complete 120 hours of additional training, including domestic violence training.

According to police, 34-year-old Fridelene Daniel went to Boynton Beach police on November 8, 2023 and said her ex-boyfriend Robens Cesar had been following her after she ended her relationship with Cesar.

Cesar was silent during Daniel’s conversation with Jones.

According to the police department, Jones told Daniel to call the police if Cesar showed up at her home again, and police would issue him a trespassing warning.

Later that morning, Cesar went to Daniel’s house in Boynton Beach and shot Daniel.

Cesar was arrested and charged with premeditated murder.

“Fridelene Daniels’ murder at the hands of an ex-boyfriend is a tragic example of domestic violence at its worst,” Boynton Beach Police Chief Joseph DeGuilio said in a statement Friday. “Officer Jones’ actions do not meet Boynton Beach Police Department standards of conduct.”

The police department said its officers receive comprehensive training on domestic violence annually.

According to court records, Cesar, who remains in the Palm Beach County Jail, has his next court date on July 1.

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