Category: deputy

Former Florida Deputy Charged With Failing to Confront Parkland Shooter Says He’s Eager for Trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A fired Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the gunman who murdered 17 at a Parkland high school five years ago said Monday that he is “looking forward” to his trial, which is scheduled to start next week. Former Broward County sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson told reporters after a court hearing…


Ex-Massachusetts Deputy Chief Indicted on Child Rape Charge

A former Massachusetts deputy police chief is being charged with the rape of a child that occurred when he was a school resource officer nearly 20 years ago, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s office announced Monday. Former Hopkinton Deputy Chief of Police, John “Jay” Porter, 54, has been indicted by a grand jury on three…


Colorado Deputy Gets Badge Pinned On by the Officer Who Saved Her Life as a Neglected Victim 22 Years Ago

Life could have turned out so differently for one Colorado deputy. But the moment she had her badge pinned on at her graduation from the sheriff’s academy, by an officer who saved her life 22 years years ago, shows how far she has come. Escondido police Sgt. Jeff Valdivia with deputy Natalie Young. (Courtesy of…


Ex-deputy Gets Life in Prison for Killing Ex-Wife, Stepdaughter, Man

AUSTIN, Texas—A former Texas sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for killing his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter and the stepdaughter’s boyfriend. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa…


North Carolina Deputy Killed; Search on for Shooter

RALEIGH, N.C.—A sheriff’s deputy was killed after stopping along a dark stretch of road in North Carolina, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for whoever fired the shots late Thursday night. “We will find who’s responsible for this loss. Even in the midst of the hurt and the pain, we ask for prayers, we ask…


VIDEO: Florida K9 Unit and Deputy Track Down Violent Carjacking-Murder Suspect, Marking Dog’s First Arrest

A K-9 officer and sheriff’s deputy in Volusia County successfully tracked down and apprehended a violent suspect of a carjacking that left one dead. Recently, Nassan Bacon, 22, was seen in a New Smyrna Beach gun shop purchasing a 60-round clip for an AK-47. Bacon already had pending indictments for a DeLand carjacking/murder that occurred…


South Carolina Deputy Killed in Ambush, Suspect Hospitalized

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—A deputy was fatally shot while being “ambushed” when he approached a home in South Carolina where someone called about a domestic disturbance, authorities said Wednesday. Spartanburg County Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge was shot as he approached the home around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Kevin Bobo said. The suspect then drove off and tried…


‘I Hope He Gets Right With God’: Sheriff’s Deputy Forgives Felon Who Shot Him in the Head Twice, Recovering

A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who survived being shot twice in the head in 2019 says he forgives the man who pulled the trigger that day and changed his life forever. Brad Sullivan, 44, a former hostage negotiator for Madison County Sheriff’s Office, was responding to a call of an armed kidnapper in a rural area…


Sheriff’s Deputy Forgives Felon Who Shot Him in the Head Twice: ‘I Hope He Gets Right With God’

A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who survived being shot twice in the head in 2019 says he forgives the man who pulled the trigger that day and changed his life forever. Brad Sullivan, 44, a former hostage negotiator for Madison County Sheriff’s Office, was responding to a call of an armed kidnapper in a rural area…


Michigan Sheriff’s Deputy Stable, Suspect Killed in Shooting

BROWN CITY, Mich.—A man who shot and wounded a Michigan sheriff’s deputy serving a felony warrant was fatally shot by a second deputy after the suspect opened fire from an outbuilding at a home, police said. Charles Raymond, 47, of Imlay City, was pronounced dead at the shooting scene in Brown City, Michigan State Police…