Melendez camp cites Floyd Dent's arrest record, drug test in court hearing Published May 28, 2015 5:44pm EDT FOX 2 Detroit Loading Video… This browser does not support the Video element. Floyd Dent, left, and William Melendez were in court together Thursday. Still shot from dash camera footage showing Melendez (left) appear to attack Dent during a traffic stop. Former police officer William Melendez had a nickname of "Robo Cop."