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May 20, 2022 A sheriff’s deputy used a Taser at a gas station and set a man on fire

A Florida sheriff’s deputy is facing a criminal charge after using a Taser near gasoline, igniting a fire that severely burned a 26-year-old suspect and injured the deputy himself and two fellow officers. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said during a news conference Thursday that Deputy David Crawford has been placed on paid leave during an internal investigation..

May 18, 2022 Attorney: Florida deputy's Taser ignited fire at gas station during arrest of motorcyclist

Earlier this year, surveillance video was released that showed the end of an apparent pursuit between a motorcycle rider and Osceola County deputies at a Wawa gas station in Florida, where a fire erupted shortly after. The 26-year-old motorcycle rider, later identified as Jean Barretto, was seriously burned, suffering third-degree...

May 18, 2022 Questions raised in Osceola deputy confrontation that left man severely burned

Spectrum News 13 is digging deeper into the use of force by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office during a confrontation involving deputies and a man at an Orange County gas station in February 2022. For months, we’ve been requesting information surrounding the incident at an Orange County Wawa where a suspect and three deputies were burned during the incident...

May 18, 2022 ‘What are they hiding?’: Lawyers demand outside probes into Wawa fire caused by Osceola deputy’s Taser

Lawyers representing a man severely burned in a fire at a Wawa in February while being arrested by Osceola County deputy sheriffs called on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate, after state authorities found the deputy’s Taser...

May 10, 2022 Sheriff Blames Pokemon ‘Thieves’ for Fatal Police Shooting

After what began as a minor shoplifting incident involving Pokemon cards nearly two weeks ago ended in a police shooting that killed one young Hispanic man and maimed and disfigured two teens, lawyers for those teens accused an embattled Florida sheriff on Tuesday of blaming the victims for his officers’ fatal actions...

May 10, 2022 Lawyers dispute Osceola Sheriff’s account of deadly shooting

The attorney representing the people shot by Osceola County deputies outside a Kissimmee Target said Sheriff Marcos Lopez is distorting facts in the case where a young man lost his life. Lawyer Mark NeJame alleges the deputies' policing escalated the situation...

May 10, 2022 Attorneys for men shot by deputies say video counters Osceola sheriff’s claims

A second-by-second video review of the moments before Osceola County deputies killed 20-year-old Jayden Baez and wounded in Sheriff Marcos López’s retelling of what happened, lawyers representing the men said Tuesday...

May 10, 2022 Osceola County Sheriff's Office provide justification for executing man at Kissimmee Target over stolen Pokemon cards

After a week of stonewalling, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office finally saw fit to release some information about their deadly shooting of a 20-year-old Jayden Baez...

May 10, 2022 Florida sheriff releases video of deadly Target parking lot deputy-involved shooting of suspected shoplifters

A Florida sheriff on Monday released surveillance footage of the moments leading up to deputies shooting and killing the accused getaway driver of suspected shoplifters in a Target parking nearly two weeks ago, showing how the now deceased young man rammed his car into department vehicles...

May 4, 2022 Osceola deputies used shoplifting suspects as ‘human guinea pigs’ before shooting, lawyers say

Osceola County deputy sheriffs fired at a car leaving the parking lot of a Target store in Kissimmee, killing 20-year-old Jayden Baez, after they boxed in and struck his black Audi with unmarked vehicles without announcing they were law enforcement, lawyers representing Baez’s family told reporters...

May 4, 2022 Family of teen fatally shot by deputies outside a Kissimmee Target files lawsuit

Attorneys for the family of Jayden Baez, 20, who was shot and killed by Osceola County deputies outside a Target in Kissimmee last week, are filing a lawsuit against the sheriff's office after new allegations have emerged. The initial arrest report shows that Osceola County deputies responded to the store on a shoplifting call...

Oct 08, 2020 1 million face masks donated to returning citizens for Election Day

Attorney, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition want to ensure former felons have tools to vote Published on October 8, 2020 - WKMG ...

Jun 12, 2020 Sanctum Cafe co-owner says she’s divorcing husband, as harassment accusers hire attorney NeJame

Facing a firestorm of sexual harassment allegations against her husband and business partner, the co-owner of the Sanctum Cafe and ...

Jun 05, 2020 Val Demings’ Orlando police career could hurt — or help — her chances to become Joe Biden’s running mate

FILE -- Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), who served as one of the House impeachment managers in the Senate trial of President Donald ...

Jun 26, 2019 Uber makes checking rider’s age a driver’s job. After 12-year-old girl’s suicide, some don’t want that responsibility

“I was surprised at how easily I got into the Uber,” 12-year-old Benita Diamond typed as she rode in the backseat of a Toyota ...