Posted on 03/08/2023 4:53:52 PM PST by lowbridge
A 14-year-old male sucker-punched a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the head during a disturbance over the weekend, authorities said. Then the kid got a dose of his own medicine after resisting arrest.
What are the details?
A Lee County sheriff's deputy responded to a call about a disturbance around 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lee County Fair in Fort Myers, the Miami Herald reported, adding that the deputy ended up facing a crowd of teens.
The Herald, citing an affidavit, reported that a "male in a black hoodie, covering his face, walked up next to" the deputy "then struck [the deputy] with a closed fist to the left side of the face, hitting his ear and facial area."
The document added that the deputy then "grabbed the subject and escorted the subject to the ground [and] informed the subject he was under arrest for battery of a law enforcement officer," the paper said.
When the 14-year-old male resisted being placed in handcuffs, the deputy delivered “a closed handed strike” to the side of the teen's head, the Herald added, citing the report.
With that, "compliance was gained, the subject was handcuff[ed], and force was discontinued,” the paper added, citing the affidavit.
The Fort Myers teen is charged with battery on an officer and resisting without violence, officials told the Herald.
Another teen also punched another deputy
During the arrest of the 14-year-old male, another deputy reported being punched in the face by someone in the crowd, the paper said.
The affidavit reported that the 17-year-old male continued swinging his fists at the deputy while being arrested, the Herald noted.
The older teen, who also lives in Fort Myers, also was charged with battery of an officer and resisting an officer without violence, officials told the paper.
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No video.
But I will guess two g’s.
Amish?
“escorted to the ground” 🤣
Teenz
Could be wrong, but if I was placing a bet, my money would be on members of the 13%.
Punching an officer is considered resisting arrest without violence? Wonder what resisting arrest WITH violence would be?
No doubt.
That's the politically correct word for them.
With that, compliance was gained..
I like it when compliance is gained from the non compliant.
Boy, when I was 14, back in the early ‘60’s, if I’d a hit one of the local deputies he’d beat the ever loving sh!f out of me and then drug me home and the old man would have finished the job.
But then, you know what your father looks like….. and even his name….
Don’t know but will give you 10:1 odds that’s a yes.
Florida Boys
Actually it's less than 6%. It's mainly males who commit crimes (6.5%) and of the 6.5% it's mainly the younger population (below 40), say 4%. So 4% of the population commiting > 50% of crime. But it's racist to point that out.
caught that too. lol
““escorted to the ground” 🤣”
I saw that too.
Yes!
But was he under “formal arrest”?
It sure seemed a lot more civilized back when if you tried to cold cock somebody you’d get your ass kicked.
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