Man implicated in a murder is cleared by unusual 911 call

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In October 2016, a shooting broke out and Carlos Rodriguez Martinez was killed
Adela Santos admitted she was in the car when another passenger opened fire
But she pinned the murder on 21-year-old Elias Cadoza, who said he was at home
He had called 911 for his sister's vaginal pain and waited until ambulance came
Cadoza went to the hospital and waited until she was discharged next morning
Paramedics say they remember unusual case and Cadoza's speech impediment
Cadoza, who was jailed for two months but not charged, has been cleared
Prosecutors said Santos lied; she is now charged with accessory to murder

Published: 09:29 EST, 8 February 2017 | Updated: 11:14 EST, 8 February 2017

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Elias Cadoza was implicated in a drive-by shooting, but he was cleared after his unusual alibi was verified by paramedics

A 21-year-old man was held in custody for two months until an unusual alibi about his sister's vaginal pain cleared him from a murder case.

A drive-by shooting broke out in Miami, Florida, on October 27, 2016, and a witness told police Elias Cadoza was the man who shot dead Carlos Rodriguez Martinez, the Miami Herald reported.

Cadoza was arrested in November and jailed for two months before prosecutors finally dropped the case on Tuesday after he proved to be at home during the shooting.

Paramedics remembered Cadoza, who has a speech impediment, in part because of the unusual 911 call regarding his sister's vaginal pain, his defense lawyer Jean-Michel D'Escoubet told the Miami Herald.

Cadoza waited outside their Little Havana apartment until the ambulance showed up, and asked paramedics if he could accompany his sister to the hospital.

Cadoza ended up walking about one mile to the Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he waited until his sister was treated and discharged the next morning.

But the 21-year-old was arrested after an 18-year-old woman named Adela Santos implicated him in the murder of Rodriquez Martinez, in what may have been an attempt to cover for her boyfriend, Cadoza's lawyer told the Miami Herald.

Carlos Rodriguez Martinez was killed in Miami, Florida (pictured, general view) during a drive-by shooting. Adela Santos admitted she was in the car and pinned it on Cadoza

But Cadoza was cleared on Tuesday and Santos (pictured) is now charged with being an accessory to murder

Rodriquez Martinez was walking with a friend along Northwest Eighth Avenue and Third Street when a Chevrolet drove by and an argument broke out between the two parties.

Shots broke out from inside the car, and Rodriguez-Martinez died.

Santos, who was a friend of Cadoza's family, admitted to being inside the car and pinned the murder on the 21-year-old.

Cadoza was arrested in November, although he was never formally charged. He was finally released and cleared after a private investigator tracked down the paramedics who provided a sworn statement verifying his alibi.

Prosecutors concluded Santos lied about Cadoza's involvement, and she has been charged with being an accessory to murder.