Sources: Vince Lago threatened city manager
DEVELOPING STORY: On the eve of his campaign kick-off Wednesday, Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago got into a confrontation of some kind with City Manager Amos Rojas on Tuesday — and police were called.
According to several sources, Lago and Rojas were at a meeting at City Hall when there was an exchange of words, and the mayor suddenly pulled off his jacket, threw it on the ground, rolled up his sleeves and apparently, he got into a fighting stance.
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Rojas felt threatened enough to call police. Chief Ed Hudak wasn’t providing any details on Wednesday apart from a generic statement:
“This week the Coral Gables Police Department was notified of an incident at City Hall. The Coral Gables Internal Affairs Section was directed to preliminarily document the incident. As is our protocol, our Internal Affairs Section will work as the point of contact in collaboration with outside agencies who will conduct any further investigations.
“This is an open and active investigation by the Department’s Internal Affairs Section. No further comments will be made until the conclusion of the investigation by this office, or other investigative agencies, at this time.”
Everyone knows that Rojas wasn’t the mayor’s first choice to replace former City Manager Peter Iglesias, but to pick a physical fight?
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Rojas came on board in February, forced on Lago by three commissioners — Melissa Castro, Ariel Fernandez and Kirk Menendez — after Iglesias was forced out and a botched effort to bring Miami-Dade Aviation Director Ralph Cutié publicly fizzled.
But maybe it’s not about Rojas at all. This is only the latest in a chain of public meltdowns that Lago has been having for months now.
People better be careful if he gets his buttons pressed at the Loews tonight. Please get your cellphones ready.
More details to come as reporting is done throughout the day.
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