Miami Commission candidate arrested again on campaign-related gun charge

He allegedly told an opponent’s campaign worker, ‘I’ll shoot you and nothing is going to happen to me because I used to be a police officer.’

Former police officer Frank Pichel is in legal hot water again after allegedly pulling a gun on someone working for the campaign of his political opponent.

He was arrested over the weekend and is being charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, according to the Miami Herald.

The victim, police say, is a campaign worker for former Miami City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, who faces numerous charges of abusing his office for personal gain.