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Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Earlier this month, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says, Sgt. Patrick Knight shoved, slapped, and punched a handcuffed inmate who was being disruptive, then told his supervisors that some of the man’s injuries were the result of falling in a cell.

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says the sergeant was unprovoked when he shoved and struck the inmate.

Pinellas Sheriff says inmate was handcuffed in a cell and did nothing to provoke the deputy