2 Florida Deputies Hospitalized After Attack by Baton-Wielding Man at Domestic

Two Brevard County, FL, sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized Tuesday after they were bludgeoned by a man while investigating a domestic disturbance call, investigators said. More Here.

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January 28, 2016
Two Brevard County, FL, sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized Tuesday after they were bludgeoned by a man while investigating a domestic disturbance call, investigators said. More Here.
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