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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Deputy hurt, shoots suspect in local store brawl
On Saturday morning, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and injured a man who had attacked the deputy behind a store on Hiawassee Road. At a media briefing, Sheriff John Mina reported that a deputy noticed a man acting suspiciously in a small, fenced-in area behind the Save Discount store at 2793 N Hiawassee Road. The location is shown below. Mina stated that the deputy approached the man to inquire about his actions. The individual crossed over the fence and began reaching for a bag. The deputy attempted to detain the man, but he managed to escape before assaulting the to Mina, the deputy was hit in the head and face around twenty times during the fight. At one point, two handguns fell out of the bag the man was carrying and he then ran to grab the guns. Mina said the deputy fired several shots after the man grabbed both guns. The unidentified man was struck and transported to the stated the suspect is stable and will face aggravated battery charges against a law enforcement officer, with additional firearm-related charges said the suspect has an extensive criminal history, including robbery and deputy involved in this incident was also transported to the hospital for possible head Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. Mina stated that the deputy approached the man to inquire about his actions. The individual crossed over the fence and began reaching for a bag. The deputy attempted to detain the man, but he managed to escape before assaulting the deputy. According to Mina, the deputy was hit in the head and face around twenty times during the fight. At one point, two handguns fell out of the bag the man was carrying and he then ran to grab the guns. Mina said the deputy fired several shots after the man grabbed both guns. The unidentified man was struck and transported to the hospital. Mina stated the suspect is stable and will face aggravated battery charges against a law enforcement officer, with additional firearm-related charges expected. Mina said the suspect has an extensive criminal history, including robbery and larceny. The deputy involved in this incident was also transported to the hospital for possible head injuries. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the case. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Outraged Broward sheriff lashes out at state attorney for charging 3 deputies
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony blasted the State Attorney's Office for charging three corrections deputies who are accused of battering a woman they booked into jail almost three years ago. Tony said the deputies never should have been charged, that the woman they're accused of beating attacked and injured them and he is reinstating them. 'So, we're moving forward from an internal-affairs standpoint. Our investigation has been completed. All three deputies will be reinstated to full capacity, and they've been either exonerated of these false allegations or it's been unfounded,' he said at a press briefing Friday morning. BSO Sgt. Zakiyya Polk, Deputy Cleopatra Johnnie and Deputy Denia Walker surrendered to BSO last week on aggravated-battery charges stemming from an Oct. 4, 2022, incident involving a woman being booked into jail on a charge of driving under the influence. Each faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the second-degree felony charge. Eric Schwartzreich, Polk's attorney, said she and the other 'detention deputies have not committed any crimes, or any policy violations.' 'As a criminal defense attorney that represents those that find themselves thrust into the criminal justice system, which at times includes deputies, this is the first time that the Sheriff and I have stood in solidarity and both of us agree that these deputies should not be charged with any crimes,' Schwartzreich said in an email to the Miami Herald. 'This is an important case for all of law enforcement. I applaud the Sheriff on his response and for standing up for the men and women who keep us safe.' According to the deputies' arrest warrant, the woman, 38-year-old Samantha Caputo, became argumentative when the deputies told her to remove her bra as she was changing from her personal clothes to her jail uniform. Polk pushed Caputo, and then Johnnie and Walker punched and kicked her several times, the warrant states. Walker and Polk also pepper-sprayed Caputo, and Polk shot prongs into her with her Taser stun gun, according to the warrant. After the struggle, Caputo had a hematoma under her right eye, bruises and a scar from the Taser prongs, the warrant states. The jail nurse treated her for her injuries, and she was hospitalized days later because the Taser wound became infected, according to the warrant. Tony stressed that security-camera footage shows the deputies used an appropriate amount of force in controlling Caputo. He said Caputo 'struck, scratched and bit' one of the deputies, puncturing the skin and fracturing her finger. 'The video is crystal clear that [the deputies] had demonstrated only the level of force necessary to get this individual back into compliance,' Tony said. 'Our standard is reasonable, necessary force in proportion to the threat to that which we face.' Tony struck out at Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor's office for pursuing charges against the deputies yet declining to charge in many cases against deputies and other public employees whom the sheriff's office recommends for prosecution. Referring to Polk, Johnnie and Walker as 'the select three,' Tony questioned why Pryor's office pursued them while ignoring other public-corruption leads from the sheriff's office. 'This is most certainly a miscarriage of justice and exhibits symptoms of public corruption in itself,' Tony said. Tony said that in his two terms he has taken deputy misconduct so seriously that he has fired 141 of them. He said he holds his deputies to strict standards when they use force. Pryor responded in a statement that the State Attorney's Office charged the deputies almost three years after the incident because prosecutors didn't begin looking at the case until Caputo's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss a charge of battery on a law-enforcement officer. Public Corruption Unit prosecutors then viewed the security-camera footage and decided to charge the deputies, Pryor said. They also dropped the battery charge against Caputo, according to court documents. 'All individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty. At no time were the detention deputies placed in front of the national media in handcuffs, they were allowed to surrender to the jail at a time that was arranged with their defense attorneys in advance, and they were released from the jail on agreed bonds of $7,500 without going through magistrate court,' Pryor said. Tony said he was outraged the charge against Caputo was dropped. 'You don't get a free pass to strike, injure or harm any of my God damn deputies in this agency,' he said. 'None of them!' Walker's attorney, Jeremy Kroll, told the Herald that he is thankful to Tony for sticking up for the deputies, and that his client is innocent. 'For 10 years, Deputy Walker has been a faithful and honest public servant. We are grateful to the Broward Sheriff's Office for their intellectual honesty in assessing her involvement in the use of force and for clearing her and putting her back to work,' Kroll said. 'We look forward to defending her case in court, and believe there is no legal or factual merit to the charge against her.' Information about Johnnie's legal representation was not immediately available. All three deputies were released from jail on May 29, the same day they surrendered. Tony brought up the case of former Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Ronald Thurston and other examples of what he said were mishandled cases by Pryor's office. READ MORE: Broward school security specialist is accused of abusing student Thurston was fired for excessive force in 2022. The sheriff's office recommended the State Attorney's Office charge him with battery the previous year, but prosecutors declined. He was arrested three years later on charges of aggravated child abuse and aggravated battery after being hired by Broward County Public Schools to work security at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach. Pryor defended his office's handling of both cases against Thurston. 'Thurston was criminally charged in February of this year on an unrelated matter and is currently facing criminal prosecution by our agency,' Pryor said. 'As with all cases, we will file criminal charges when we have facts and evidence to support them.' This story has been updated to reflect that the deputies surrendered to the Broward Sheriff's Office and were not arrested by the State Attorney's Office, which charged them.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
A 20-year-old charged with aggravated battery of 59-year-old woman: police
The Brief Daymonte Byrd, 20, allegedly shot and seriously wounded a 59-year-old woman in the 6100 block of S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on Wednesday. A 33-year-old woman was also present during the incident but was not shot. Byrd was arrested by the Chicago Police on Thursday. CHICAGO - A 20-year-old man has been charged with aggravated battery of a 59-year-old woman in Washington Park, police said. Daymonte Burd, 20, allegedly shot and seriously wounded a 59-year-old woman in the 6100 block of S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on Wednesday. A 33-year-old woman was also present during the incident but was not shot. Byrd was arrested by the Chicago Police on Thursday in the 6200 block of S. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. What we don't know This is an ongoing investigation. It is unknown Byrd's relation to the women involved or any further details of the incident. The Source Details for this story were provided by the Chicago Police Department.
CBS News
30-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Video shows alleged jailhouse beating that led to arrests of BSO detention deputies
Newly obtained surveillance footage from inside the Broward County Main Jail shows the violent altercation that led to the arrests of three Broward Sheriff's Office detention deputies. Those deputies now face charges of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. Attorneys say incident was "reprehensible" CBS News Miami obtained the exclusive video from the attorneys representing 38-year-old Samantha Caputo, who was allegedly assaulted inside a holding cell on October 4, 2022, after being arrested on a DUI charge. Her attorneys say that charge was later dismissed. The footage shows Caputo alone in a cell before an encounter with deputies who instructed her to remove her street clothing, including her bra, and change into standard detention attire. According to a police report, an argument ensued. Sgt. Zakiyah Polk allegedly shoved Caputo backward before she, along with deputies Denia Walker and Cleopatra Johnnie, punched and kicked her several times. The report states Walker used pepper spray and Polk deployed a taser. Caputo was allegedly dragged into a "blind spot" behind a yellow line, away from surveillance cameras. The report notes she was treated for a hematoma below her right eye and swelling and bruising on her face. Caputo's attorneys condemned the deputies' actions. "They wound up tasering her and knocking her to the ground and beating her and macing her," said Glenn Roderman. "In all my years doing this as a prosecutor and a judge and a defense attorney, I have never seen an injustice like this. I was grateful to see the arrests and see them being held in the same jail cell that my client was in." "Sgt. Polk grabbed her bra and shoved her immediately against a back wall," added attorney Phil Johnston. "As soon as she gets back up, there was a hand to her throat. Another officer released pepper spray which can cause your eyes to slam shut and render someone helpless. I thought this was one of the most reprehensible things I have seen as a criminal defense attorney." Deputies facing charges, attorneys defend their actions Sgt. Polk, Walker, and Johnnie have all been charged with aggravated battery with great bodily harm. CBS News Miami spoke with each of their attorneys. Eric Schwartzreich, representing Polk, said in a phone interview, "Detention deputies have dangerous and often thankless jobs. Detention deputies see things in the booking process that people could not imagine. They live in a world of heightened sensitivity to their surroundings and that coupled with the people in the world of the jail. It's a dangerous situation and there's more to this video than it will show and what it will not show. We are confident that when all things come to the surface that it will be determined that our clients did not commit any crimes." Michael Gottlieb, attorney for Cleopatra Johnnie, said, "When someone resists and becomes physical, sometimes deputies have to take it upon themselves to resist those individuals and sometimes people get hurt or tased. Deputies have the right to defend themselves and we are looking forward to fighting this case and proving my client did nothing wrong." Jeremy Kroll, representing Denia Walker, added, "Denia Walker has been a faithful and honest public servant for a decade. We believe the charges against her are factually and legally without merit. We look forward to vigorously defending her in court." Deputies on paid leave pending investigation According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, all three deputies are currently on administrative investigative leave with pay. Polk has been with the agency since September 9, 2002 and Walker was hired on October 19, 2015.
Fox News
29-05-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Illegal immigrant in Florida arrested after alleged attack during car repossession leaves woman with stroke
An illegal immigrant was recently arrested in Florida after allegedly attacking a couple trying to repossess his car, according to local law enforcement. Enio Corgozinho is charged with aggravated battery, simple battery and burglary with battery, FOX 35 Orlando reported. A husband and wife were repossessing Corgozinho's car when he hit the woman in the chest, stomach and left arm, before pulling her out of his car, according to Lake County Sheriff's Office records. He also allegedly pushed the husband, who was driving the tow truck. Following the alleged assault, the wife stopped breathing and later suffered a stroke, causing her to lose oxygen to the brain for eight minutes after the attack, her husband told FOX 35. In 911 audio of the incident, the woman's husband could be heard yelling at who appeared to be Corgozinho. "Please! He's attacking my wife," the man told 911. "Back away," he yelled, seemingly at Corgozinho. After deputies arrived, body camera video shows personnel repeatedly demanding Corgozinho turn around and get on his knees, according to the report. Sheriff's office records show he followed orders after being noncompliant. Corgozinho is in custody under an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold, pending further legal proceedings. Corgozinho was arrested less than two years ago for driving with a suspended license and using an out-of-state license, while his Florida license was suspended, according to the report. It is unclear why he was not deported from the country after previous arrests. ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
