Elise Ryan
Tampa Bay Times
NEW PORT RICHIE, Fla. — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has released body camera footage of a deputy being attacked during a disturbance call.
The video released by the sheriff’s office shows the split-second reactions to stop the man the sheriff’s office says attacked the deputy in the parking lot of a New Port Richie Autozone Wednesday night.
“They had an unwanted guest, a report of a gentleman walking in and out of the business several times and they weren’t sure what he was doing there so they called us to assist,” explained Amanda Hunter from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy informed 30-year-old Alexander Ealy he wasn’t being charged with anything, but the store wanted him to leave.
The second deputy approached Ealy when he suddenly became violent.
“While the two deputies were sitting in the parking lot just finishing up some paperwork, they witnessed this gentleman try to go back into the business again,” Hunter said.
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The video shows Ealy shoving and punching the deputy. The other deputy on the scene rushed over to help and the manager of the Autozone also runs outside to intervene.
Ealy stopped after being hit with a stun gun.
Ealy is charged with resisting and battery on a law enforcement officer.