Overview

• Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra granted immunity to Officer Jose Mateo, ruling the Stand Your Ground law shields him from prosecution in the 2019 killing of UPS driver Frank Ordoñez.
• In his order, the judge wrote that prosecutors did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that Mateo’s belief in the need for deadly force was unreasonable.
• Mateo was one of four Miami-Dade officers indicted after an FDLE analysis concluded police bullets killed Ordoñez during a chaotic standoff at a Miramar intersection.
• The Broward State Attorney’s Office is reviewing the decision and will determine whether to appeal, and the cases against the other indicted officers remain pending.
• Journalists noted the ruling may mark the first time an officer used Stand Your Ground to block charges when the person killed was not the intended target, signaling potential precedent.