VIP bodyguard sentenced to 1 year in Dubai jail for “doing his job”

A Miami personal protection professional has been sentenced to one year in Dubai jail for protecting his client against an aggressive Jordanian man’s advances.

40 year old Cornell Whitfield is a devoted father to his 2 year old boy “Champ”. He lives in Miami and coaches Little League. His cousin, Serena, describes him as “the sweetest, most caring man who takes his job seriously”.

Whitfield has been in the personal security field for two decades, working with leading celebrities like Lil’ Kim “Queen Bee”, DreamDoll, TreySongz, Justin Dior Combs, Deebo Samuels, Quavo and footballer Trevon Diggs.