Bald, Muscle Steroid Cop, Shirt Three Sizes Too Small, Gun, Gov Protection, Badge, Power and NO Accountability -- WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
------------COP WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY HOW CAN THAT BE WITH THIS VIDEO?-----------
Former St. Johns County deputy f…
Bald, Muscle Steroid Cop, Shirt Three Sizes Too Small, Gun, Gov Protection, Badge, Power and NO Accountability -- WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
------------COP WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY HOW CAN THAT BE WITH THIS VIDEO?-----------
Former St. Johns County deputy found not guilty on aggravated battery charges
Deleo was facing charges for an incident during a 2019 traffic stop. He had been accused of brutally beating an unarmed naked man.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A former St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy who was charged in connection with an incident during a 2019 traffic stop has been found not guilty.
A jury Wednesday found Anthony Deleo not guilty on charges of aggravated battery. He had been accused of brutally beating an unarmed naked man with a baton.
Judge Smith gave the jury instructions on how to proceed with the deliberation around 11:30 a.m. They returned the verdict shortly after 2:30 p.m.
Responding to the jury verdict this afternoon, State Attorney R.J. Larizza commented:
"We take no pleasure in prosecuting a veteran Law Enforcement Officer for excessive use of force, but based on the circumstances, we believed it was the appropriate thing to do. The jury worked hard to reach a verdict in a difficult case, and we respect and appreciate their efforts."
The jury was finalized Monday and heard opening arguments at least until Wednesday.
Deleo was a St. Johns County sheriff's deputy at the time, assisting a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper. The man who was pulled over was 30-year-old Christopher Butler.
Deleo was fired that following January, and the St. Johns County Sheriff Office filed charges against him for aggravated battery.
A warrant affidavit states Deleo was assisting a Florida Highway Patrol trooper with a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to yield around 1:15 a.m. on Dec. 29, in the Winn Dixie shopping center at 2220 County Road 210.
Deleo approached the vehicle and tried to pull Butler from the car, according to the warrant.
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