Indian River County corrections deputy arrested, fired after inappropriately using pepper spray on inmate
Keefe Roman, 39, fired day after arrest on misdemeanor battery charge
Indian River County Sheriff s Office
Surveillance video released by the Indian River County Sheriff s Office shows corrections Deputy Keefe Roman pepper spraying an inmate.
and last updated 2021-01-13 11:50:16-05
VERO BEACH, Fla. â An Indian River County Sheriff s Office corrections deputy has been arrested and fired after he inappropriately used pepper spray on an inmate, Sheriff Eric Flowers said.
Flowers announced the arrest and termination of Keefe Roman in a social media message released Wednesday.
The incident occurred Dec. 10 during a verbal exchange between Roman, 39, and the inmate.
By Joel Malkin
Jan 8, 2021
A Florida man is locked up for running nearly two dozen red lights and stop signs, and authorities say he gave an unusual reason for doing it.
The Indian River County Sheriff s Office says 30-year old Jerard Marqui Ross of Vero Beach told deputies that voices were telling him not to stop, while also claiming he didn t pull over because he had a warrant out for his arrest.
The man now faces charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, as well as driving with a permanently suspended license and resisting arrest.
A deputy started following Ross after he ran the first of 14 stop signs and he continued to violate traffic law, running 7 red lights. He was outside a restaurant in Vero Beach.
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By Joel Malkin
Jan 8, 2021
A Florida man is locked up for running nearly two dozen red lights and stop signs, and authorities say he gave an unusual reason for doing it.
The Indian River County Sheriff s Office says 30-year old Jerard Marqui Ross of Vero Beach told deputies that voices were telling him not to stop, while also claiming he didn t pull over because he had a warrant out for his arrest.
The man now faces charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, as well as driving with a permanently suspended license and resisting arrest.
A deputy started following Ross after he ran the first of 14 stop signs and he continued to violate traffic law, running 7 red lights. He was outside a restaurant in Vero Beach.