Florida man sets camper on fire, punches K-9 after domestic violence incident: PCSO
BARTOW, Fla. - A man faces a list of charges after Polk County deputies say he violently threatened his partner, then set his camper on fire and punched a K-9 repeatedly as deputies tried to arrest him.
The backstory:
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded a domestic violence call in the 500 block of Old Bartow Lake Wales Rd. east of Bartow shortly before 4 p.m. on April 10.
Deputies say Shane Brown, 51, tried to hit a woman with a black metal pole while saying "I'm going to beat your (expletive.)"
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When deputies arrived, they say Brown went back inside the camper trailer and refused to come out.
PCSO says Brown then began throwing items, including a five-gallon propane tank, before setting the camper on fire.
Deputies went inside the camper to pull Brown to safety, and that's when the sheriff's office says he punched a K-9 at least four times as the deputies tried to hold him down and handcuff him.
Mugshot of Shane Brown from a previous arrest. Courtesy: Polk County Jail.
What's next:
Brown faces the following charges:
- Domestic violence battery with a prior conviction
- Domestic violence aggravated assault
- Resisting arrest without violence
- Aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
- Arson
- Battery on a police canine
- Resisting an officer with violence
The Source: This story was written with information from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
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