Criminal Law
A Florida Deputy Who Set a Biker on Fire With His Stun Gun Faces a Misdemeanor Charge
A Florida deputy who accidentally set a gasoline-covered motorcycle rider on fire with a stun gun is facing a misdemeanor charge, officials said Thursday.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López said during a news conference that the deputy is being charged with culpable negligence, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The sheriff also said the burned biker faces charges of reckless driving, fleeing law enforcement and resisting arrest.
Helicopter video shows the biker weaving through traffic on Feb. 27 before stopping at a gas station in neighboring Orange County, officials said. Osceola deputies followed the biker out of their jurisdiction because they believed he had been part of a group of bikers brandishing guns at people, the sheriff said.
