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Florida Deputy Talks Suicidal Man Off of Overpass

Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Hoffman talked a man off a ledge on Interstate 4 over the weekend.

June 18, 2018
Florida Deputy Talks Suicidal Man Off of Overpass

Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Hoffman talked a man off a ledge on Interstate 4 over the weekend. (Photo: Orange County Sheriff's Office)

OCSO Sgt Jamie Hoffman talking a man off of a ledge on the I-4 overpass above Rio Grande Ave/33rd Street.  The Sgt built a rapport with him and gained his trust to come off of the ledge. The man was taken away for help.  Sgt Hoffman and responding deputies, making a difference. pic.twitter.com/B6vXW2PYQu

— OCSO FL News (@OrangeCoSheriff) June 17, 2018

Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Hoffman talked a man off a ledge on Interstate 4 over the weekend, according to the Orlando Sentinel .

The agency posted an image to Twitter with the caption, “OCSO Sgt Jamie Hoffman talking a man off of a ledge on the I-4 overpass above Rio Grande Ave/33rd Street. The Sgt built a rapport with him and gained his trust to come off of the ledge. The man was taken away for help. Sgt Hoffman and responding deputies, making a difference.”

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According to a sheriff’s spokesman, it took about 20 minutes of conversation to talk the man down.