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A Florida sheriff’s office has cleared an officer of wrongdoing after he was caught on a body camera footage choking a Guatemalan transgender woman and calling her “it.”

In November 2020, Sean Bush, a deputy from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), said that a then-24-year-old trans woman named Jenny DeLeon had provoked his forceful arrest after she allegedly grabbed him by the wrist and knocked him off balance while he investigated a domestic disturbance on her property.

However, attorney Katherine Viker recently uncovered Bush’s body cam footage while conducting an unrelated allegation of another HCSO deputy using excessive force, The Huffington Post reported.

The November 2020 body cam video shows DeLeon greeting Bush with a fist bump and then refusing Bush’s instruction for her to sit down. DeLeon then says that no one in the home called for him to come and asked Bush to go back to his patrol car. Soon after, she asks Bush to please stay six feet away due to COVID-19 concerns. She then tells the officer, “You’re so awesome. Thank you for your service.”

However, when Bush moves towards her car, DeLeon raises her arm and asks him not to touch the vehicle because of fears of possible COVID-19 transmission. Such transmissions are rare, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Bush then says, “Don’t touch me,” before grabbing the woman’s arm, shirt, and neck and pushing her to the ground in a chokehold. Bush then pulls out his stun gun as DeLeon says, “I’m epileptic!” Bush uses the stun gun on her, even though stun guns can trigger seizures in epileptic people.

Later on, he grabs her by the throat again and then shoves her into some plants before using the stun gun on her again. He then rolls her onto her stomach and began handcuffing her.

As two other deputies arrived, Bush tells them, “Just keep whatever it is down,” referring to DeLeon as an “it,” a dehumanizing transphobic slur.

After the HCSO received a complaint about Bush’s use of force and a slur, the office conducted an investigation which began on December 2, 2020. The investigation ended one month later, and by March 2021, the HCSO sent Bush a letter saying that it found neither evidence of “excessive or unnecessary force,” nor of Bush making derogatory remarks. It also called Bush’s chokehold “brief and unintentional.”

Chokeholds violate the HCSO’s use-of-force policy, according to its website. Bush remains an HSCO deputy.

In a statement issued last week, HCSO wrote, “Following review of body-worn camera video… it was determined that … the suspect continuously refused to follow commands on scene and was physically combative with the deputy…. The deputy unintentionally briefly used techniques that are not in line with HCSO’s procedures.”

After her interaction with Bush, DeLeon was charged with battery, battery on a law enforcement officer, depriving an officer of means of protection or communication, and resisting an officer

On March 24th, 2023. Officers responded to a call about a man who was trespassing on private property and refusing to leave. When the officer tried to question him about what he was doing and why he was there, he could not give a straight answer and he kept trying to talk his way out of it. It was said that the man was intoxicated. This is the body-cam footage of the events that followed.

On May 18, 2022, Atlanta Police Officers were called to the Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse on the 3100 block of Piedmont Road after a 911 caller reported an unruly man armed with a gun. Officers arrived at the restaurant about 26 minutes later and found 22-year-old Nygil Cullins, sitting at the bar. Cullins was reportedly a former employee of the business. Officers attempted to escort him out. Cullins was not cooperative and the encounter escalated to a physical altercation. An officer deployed his taser. However, the taser was not effective. Cullins began heading toward the door of the business when he was tackled by a security guard. At that point, Cullins produced his gun and fired one round, striking the security guard. At least one of our officers then discharged their weapon, fatally striking Cullins. The security guard was taken the the hospital in stable condition. No one else was physically injured during the incident. A federal lawsuit filed by Cullins family, stated that Cullins suffered such pain from the Taser that he tried to leave but was tackled by a security guard. The family claims that the restaurant's security guard falsely portrayed Cullins as a physical threat, which led to the shooting. They are alleging inappropriate use of deadly force, negligence, and civil rights violations. They are suing the police officers who killed him, the city, the restaurant, the security guard, and the company the guard worked for

On September 16, 2023 in Florida, officers responded to Walmart regarding a shoplifting in progress. It was reported that three female subjects had gone to the self-checkout area. One female proceeded to stack items together and scan only one item before bagging the items, while another female bagged multiple items scanning anything. Walmart loss prevention paused the transaction to allow a self-checkout host to offer to take the women to a manned checkout, but the women declined and went to another self-checkout counter where they proceeded to bag unscanned items once again. According to Walmart loss prevention, the women only paid for four scanned items before exiting the store. Walmart loss prevention confronted the women about the unpaid merchandise, and the women then abandoned their items and hurried to their vehicle. When officers arrived on scene, the women were attempting to leave. This is body-cam footage of the events that followed.

Guy turns a simple dispute with his girlfriend into a giant criminal case.

On Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 at approximately 2:20 a.m., I was sitting stationary on the right shoulder of Interstate 430
North near the 5 mile marker. I observed a gray Chevrolet Cruze traveling in the #2 traffic lane, the vehicle had a passenger
side headlight which was not operating. I entered the roadway and activated my emergency lights to attempt an enforcement
stop as the vehicle entered Interstate 630 East from Interstate 430 North.

The vehicle took the 6B exit onto John Barrow and turned South. I then activated my emergency sirens as the vehicle
approached Kanis Road. The vehicle then entered a gas station at the intersection of John Barrow and Kanis and began to
drive around the gas pumps and stopped on the far Southeast corner of the parking lot. Based on the drivers hesitancy to stop,
and his vehicle positioning to reenter the roadway, I exited my patrol unit and began to give the driver orders to turn the vehicle
off. The driver, a black male, looked back to me and advised he couldn't hear me. I was able to get a clear look at the drivers
face at this time. I observed the male driver to be wearing a white tee shirt, with no seatbelt on.

The driver continued to say he could not hear me and he began to reach back up to the steering column. I once again advised
the driver against fleeing. The driver then put the vehicle into drive and began to accelerate East on Kanis Road. I notified
Troop A Communications that I would be in pursuit. The vehicle continued to drive in the center turn lane reaching speeds of
approximately 60 MPH. As the suspect vehicle began to make a right turn onto Michael Drive, I positioned myself on the right
side of the suspect vehicle to perform a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI). I conducted a TVI causing the vehicle to rotate
clockwise before the vehicle rolled backwards into a tree.

The driver fled on foot into a heavily wooded area. After a short foot pursuit the suspect escaped in the heavily wooded area.
The Little Rock Police Department responded to assist, but the suspect was not located. JHook Towing was called to take
possession of the vehicle. An search of the vehicle yielded a title and bill of sale which showed the registered owner of the
vehicle recently sold the vehicle to his son, Justin Walker. I conducted a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) query on
Mr. Walker and was able to positively identify Mr. Walker as the suspect from the pursuit.

A hold was placed on the vehicle. A warrant will be sought for Mr. Walker for the following;

5-54-125(d)(3) 2023 - Fleeing - Vehicle or Conveyance
27-36-209 - Defective/Improper Headlight
27-37-702 - No Seatbelt
27-16-303 - Driving on a Suspended License

Anthony Woods has the unenviable distinction of being the only firefighter on the Brady List maintained by the State Attorney's Office for the Ninth Judicial District of Florida. At the time of this incident, Woods was a firefighter with Orange County Fire Rescue.

According to a summary written by prosecutors, on December 12, 2021, the victim was exiting the 408 onto East Colonial Drive when, according to his statement, a Grey Hyundai cut him off. The victim continued to drive toward his original destination, but realized he was being followed by the vehicle that cut him off. The victim, fearing that he was being followed, took a different route to determine whether he was being followed. The Hyundai continued to follow the victim until the Hyundai maneuvered a in such a way to block the victim's vehicle in the roadway. At that point, then-firefighter Anthony Woods exited his vehicle and walked toward the victim's vehicle... with a black gun in his right hand.

On March 22, 2024, Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Gwinn was impounding a vehicle when an unlicensed 20-year-old SHEBOON backed up into his patrol vehicle. A few seconds later, she fled the scene at speeds in excess of 95 miles per hour. Within minutes, she crashed into an electrical pole and bus structure (all captured on police dash camera footage). It was then revealed that there was a 2-year-old child in the car. Ambulances were dispatched to take the four passengers to the hospital. The driver, however, was unharmed. While searching the vehicle, deputies found a little surprise in the backseat. The driver was indicted on a felony count of Failure to Comply with an Order or Signal and a misdemeanor count of Endangering a Child. All suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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On May 4, 2024, Houston Police Officers were dispatched to a suspicious person with a weapon call at a residence at 722 Country Place Drive. While en route, the officers were given the description and location of the suspect and notified that he had possibly fired a handgun outside his residence. Upon arriving on scene, the officers observed the suspect, 32-year-old Jesus Pedraza sitting in a lawn chair outside an open garage.

When initial contact was made, the officers observed Pedraza to be wearing what appeared to be a bullet proof vest and a gun belt. As the officers attempted to talk with Pedraza, he retreated into the open garage and un-holstered a gun. He then pointed the gun in the direction of Officer Sifuentes, who then discharged his duty weapon toward Pedraza, striking him. Pedraza continued to retreat toward the interior of his residence after an unknown female opened the door leading from the garage into the residence. As Pedraza retreated into the residence, he discharged his gun multiple times towards the officers, but none of them was struck.

After Pedraza retreated into the residence, officers set up a perimeter around the exterior and phone contact was made with Pedraza and his mother, who were inside the residence. Pedraza's mother agreed to open the front door of the residence and place Pedraza’s gun outside on the front porch. She then left the door open, and officers were able to take Pedraza into custody without further incident. Pedraza was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was then taken to the Joint Processing Center and Harris County Jail. Pedraza is charged with three counts of aggravated assault against a public servant in the 184th State District Court.

Special thanks to these authors for acquiring these materials through FOIA requests and for allowing us to use them

an undercover officer with the Daytona Beach Police Department was operating an unmarked vehicle in areas of Daytona Beach, Florida, that are known for street-level prostitution. This patrol occurred after the agency had "received numerous complaints in reference to prostitution" in the area.

The officer was electronically monitored, and at approximately 12:55 p.m., he contacted a white female at the intersection of North Segrave Street and North Street, "an area where street prostitution is prevalent." The female entered the undercover officer's vehicle, asked if the officer was "police," stated that she was looking to make some money, and agreed to oral and regular sex for a total price of $60... after which, this happened.

The arrestee has a history of multiple convictions for driving without a license as well as for drug possession, and had previously been referred to drug court, where she absconded from a residential treatment program, an act she subsequently told the court was an attempt to maintain her sobriety. (Seriously.) However, on June 28, 2022, she successfully completed the Volusia County State Attorney's "SMART" deferred prosecution program. SMART is a rather-contrived acronym for "State Attorney's Mission to Assist thriving Rehabilitation and Treatment" — a program intended to address to the underlying causes of misdemeanor crimes. Because the arrestee references her daughter in this video, it should be noted that the arrestee was married in 2019, that her daughter was born in 2020, and that her husband filed for divorce in 2021 while the arrestee was incarcerated. On July 26, 2022, the couple's marriage was dissolved; the father has full custody of the daughter.

veling westbound on Garland Road near Peavy Road.
The car had a paper tag that did not belong to the vehicle. The preliminary investigation determined officers followed the vehicle to the 1800 block of El Capitan. The covert officers then requested uniform officers to respond to the scene. When the uniform officers arrived, they saw the suspect, 55-year-old Michael Shirley outside of the stolen vehicle. Officers gave verbal commands for Shirley to stop and show his hands.
Shirley pulled out a handgun and shot at the officers. Officers returned fire at the suspect. Shirley got into the stolen vehicle and sped away Northbound on El Capitan into a nearby apartment complex and came out eastbound on Barnes Ridge, after cutting through the apartment complex. The suspect then hit a curb in the 2000 block of Barnes Bridge, flipping the car. Covert officers saw the suspect crash and approach the vehicle.
The officers were wearing their heavy vest with police markings and deployed their patrol rifles when the suspect again fired at officers. Officers took cover behind a vehicle and returned fire again, hitting the suspect. The suspect was taken into custody and officers attempted first aid, but Shirley died at the scene. Shirley's gun was recovered at the scene. Officers also found a woman handcuffed in the backseat, she was not injured in the crash and is not considered a suspect. The woman said she got into suspect's vehicle voluntarily and as they drove around the suspect pulled her into the second row of the vehicle and handcuffed her to the seatbelt. Shirley has an extensive criminal history, including spending 8 years in prison for indecency with a child. Shirley had active warrants out for his arrest at the time of the chase and shooting.