VIDEO: Off-duty Florida cop hits Vietnam veteran in drunken brawl after trying to kiss his wife, sheriff's office says



A Florida man's drunken behavior that led to a brawl with a Vietnam veteran has led to felony charges and his possible dismissal as a sergeant, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.

Jason Stickels, 44, was arrested by the New Smyrna Beach Police Department on Monday after officers responded to a report of a brawl at Merk's Bar & Grill at about 4:20 p.m.

'How to throw away your law enforcement career in 2 minutes. Off duty, stumbling drunk, harassing people who are just trying to enjoy their afternoon.'

Police said Stickels "instigated and created unwanted contact" with an elderly couple, which appeared to be corroborated by video.

"According to witnesses and video footage of the incident, Stickels first battered a 71-year-old woman seated at a table, then battered her 77-year-old husband when he intervened," the statement reads.

The video appears to show the woman's husband pushing Stickels after the sergeant tries to kiss the woman. Stickels then pushes the husband, and a waitress tries to break up the altercation. At that point, another bar patron puts Stickels in a chokehold and takes him to the ground.

No injuries were reported from the incident.

Police said Stickels was charged with two counts of felony battery on a person 65 years of age or older.

"He was immediately placed on administrative leave and surrendered his law enforcement equipment pending final discipline up to and including termination," the statement reads.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood was far more scathing in his response to the arrest.

"How to throw away your law enforcement career in 2 minutes. Off duty, stumbling drunk, harassing people who are just trying to enjoy their afternoon. To the couple involved, please let me buy your next lunch at Merk's," the sheriff wrote on social media.

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"I would also like to invite the good citizen who stepped in," Chitwood added.

He included video surveillance of the altercation. Chitwood told WKMG-TV that Stickels entered a rehabilitation program and confirmed that the victim involved was a Vietnam veteran.

The Sheriff's office said Stickels had been employed there since 2004.

Online jail records show that Stickels was given a bond of $5,000 for each count.

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Dad tells cops he caught a rideshare driver sexually assaulting his daughter. So he did what dads do.



A father told police in Washington state he caught a rideshare driver sexually assaulting his daughter and got physical with the driver and fired his gun, the Olympian reported.

Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies around 1 a.m. Saturday were dispatched to Sixth Avenue Southeast and Old Pacific Highway — a fishing location on the Nisqually River — over a report of a weapons violation, the paper said.

The female's father told deputies he discovered his daughter being sexually assaulted, 'beat up the driver a little bit,' and fired the gun.

Two shell casings were found at the scene, the Olympian added.

A deputy who stopped a motorist attempting to flee the scene noticed the motorist was injured, Fox News reported, adding that detectives determined the motorist was a rideshare driver who had provided transportation to a "highly intoxicated female."

The driver had suffered injuries in a fight but wasn’t shot, Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Brooks said Sunday, according to the Olympian.

The female's father told deputies he discovered his daughter being sexually assaulted, “beat up the driver a little bit,” and fired the gun, Brooks told the paper, adding that the timing of the physical altercation and the gunshots wasn't clear.

The 58-year-old driver was treated for his injuries at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia and then booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree rape, the Olympian reported.

Those with information about this incident should call the nonemergency dispatch line at 360-704-2740 or send an email to detectives@co.thurston.wa.us, the paper added.

How are observers reacting?

Nearly 1,000 comments so far have appeared underneath the Fox News story about the incident, which was published Monday on Yahoo News. As you might imagine, a number of commenters are sympathetic toward the father:

  • "The father did what every red-blooded American father would do to protect his daughter!" one commenter declared. "Kudos to him for being a real father!"
  • "The dad was defending protecting his daughter, and tried his best to stop the criminal assault in progress," another commenter said. "He saved his daughter's life."
  • "It's uplifting to have some good news for once," another commenter noted.
  • "It's Washington state, so the father's freedom is still up in the air, but great job dad," another commenter added. "Shame you didn't put him underground."
  • "I'm a progressive individual, but even I feel the dad was well within his rights as a father," another commenter stated.

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Wife fatally shoots intoxicated man who was fighting her husband outside couple's front door and trying to force his way into home. She got gun the day before.



A California woman fatally shot an intoxicated man who was fighting her husband outside the couple's front door and trying to force his way into their home over the weekend, the Stanislaus County sheriff’s office said.

What are the details?

Authorities said it appears 22-year-old Angelo Santana became heavily intoxicated Saturday and tried to force entry into a home in the 500 block of Ashwood Lane in Patterson, which is about a half-hour southwest of Modesto.

The house belongs to 50-year-old woman and her 45-year-old husband, the sheriff's office said. The husband tried to physically restrain Santana, and the two men got into a "significant fight near the threshold of the front-door," authorities said, citing a review of external and internal video surveillance footage and statements from witnesses.

The wife got a revolver from the upstairs bedroom and "fired all rounds" into Santana, authorities said, adding that she had acquired the revolver only the day before.

“The fight with the homeowner was a pretty violent one,” sheriff’s Sgt. Luke Schwartz told the Modesto Bee via text. “Can only imagine how terrifying it must’ve been for these folks.”

What happened next?

Patrol deputies were dispatched to the home around 10:20 p.m. after a report of shots fired, authorities said, adding that the reporting party got a phone call from a female, Mandarin-speaking neighbor saying she had just shot and killed an intruder.

Law enforcement arrived at the home and found an unresponsive, deceased adult male near the entryway, authorities said.

The husband suffered minimal physical injuries, including scrapes and scratches, during his fight with Santana "trying to defend his home," the sheriff's office said.

Investigators have made no arrests, authorities said, adding that preliminary findings indicate the incident was "strictly self-defense" and that the homeowners are fully cooperating with detectives.

History of alcohol abuse

Santana had a "history of alcohol substance abuse, wherein he would regularly show-up unannounced trying to find friends and acquaintances of his in the same neighborhood," authorities said, citing interviews with those familiar with Santana. Authorities also said Santana was not armed at the time of the shooting.

Anything else?

There were no children in the house, Schwartz also told the Bee, which reported that there's no indication the couple had any previous contact with Santana.

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Trio jailed for rape of mostly unconscious 14-year-old girl — recorded on video because 'it was funny' — given probation



Three men jailed in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old Utah girl who drifted in and out of consciousness during the act — and that was recorded on video because one of the culprits thought "it was funny" — have been given probation.

What are the details?

Richard Djassera, 26, Dodjim Leclair, 29, and Nasouh Albasis-Albasis, 24, were jailed in September 2017 after they each were charged with with two counts of aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony, KSL-TV reported. Djassera also was charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, the station said.

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The station said the 14-year-old victim sneaked out of a sleepover to meet with the three men, who took her to parties where she got drunk, and then two of them raped her while she drifted in and out of consciousness in a car. Djassera admitted to recording the rape on video because he “thought it was funny," KTVX-TV reported.

An early KSL report noted that police in West Jordan said voices can be heard on video "encouraging the assault." Investigators wrote in court documents that "at no time in the video does [the girl] appear capable of giving consent, given her obvious level of impairment," the station added.

Third District Judge Douglas Hogan on Wednesday sentenced the trio to between one and 15 years in prison but suspended the sentences for 48 months of probation, KSL said.

The reduced sentences were part of plea deals, the station said, adding that Djassera pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, after attorneys argued there was no evidence he engaged in sex with the victim. Leclair and Albasis pleaded guilty to a reduced count of rape, a second-degree felony, the KSL added.

All three were ordered released from jail, but Djassera and Leclair will be under the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to address their immigration statuses, the station said, adding that a June hearing was set to address restitution and probation.

Salt Lake County deputy district attorney Samuel Sutton told KSL prosecutors worked closely with the victim, adding that she supported the plea bargains. Sutton also told the station that there was no evidence of any force or coercion but added the girl was too intoxicated to give consent.

(H/T: The Post Millennial)