Cop Who Cuffed Tyreek Hill Is a Motorcycle Club Member and a DJ
Veteran Miami-Dade police officer Danny Torres is also a DJ and belongs to the Gunfighters Motorcycle Club.
By Naomi Feinstein September 10, 2024
Cop Who Cuffed Tyreek Hill Is a Motorcycle Club Member and a DJ
The Miami-Dade police officer who hauled Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car and took him facedown to the pavement on Sunday morning has been identified as Danny Torres.
In body-cam footage the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD released late on Monday, Torres is recognizable as the tattooed officer wearing long black compression sleeves beneath his short-sleeved uniform shirt.
On Tuesday, the MDPD identified Torres, a 27-year veteran of the department, as the officer placed on administrative leave while the internal investigation unfolds.
Gunfighters Motorcycle Club, a DJ Side Gig, and a Serious Injury
A review of Torres’ internet presence, including his personal Facebook page, reveals that the veteran motorcycle cop is an avid biker and DJs on the side under the name DJ DNO.
Photos from Torres’ Threads account indicate that he has worked as a DJ for the police department.
Though Torres revised his Facebook profile even as this post went live, it remains filled with photos of Torres and motorcycles, many of them in connection with the Florida chapter of a group called the Gunfighters Motorcycle Club.
In one photo, shot in black and white, Torres wears a leather vest with patches identifying him as “Peacemaker,” “Dano,” and “President.”
On its website, Gunfighters states that it was established on December 10, 2005, and describes the club as “a national and International law enforcement motorcycle club. Our membership consists of active and retired law enforcement officers who are in good standing with their respective agencies and/or have retired honorably.
“We abide by the laws set forth by the United States Constitution and the laws of our international chapters in which we reside,” the description continues. “We are not 1%ers, nor are we a territorial organization. We wear our bottom rockers to signify the State/Country we call home.”
According to the website, the club’s Florida “Peacemaker” chapter was founded on January 1, 2018.
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