State attorney clears St. Johns County deputy in shooting of man who died of self-inflicted wound
The State Attorneyโs Office has cleared a St. Johns County Sheriffโs Office deputy of any wrongdoing after the deputy shot a man after the man took his own life during a traffic stop, according to a memo obtained by News4JAX.
Deputy hit by car while directing traffic in St. Johns County
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. โ A St. Johns County Sheriffโs Deputy is going to be OK and suffered no major injuries after she was hit by a car Tuesday night. The Florida Highway Patrol crash report shows the deputy was directing traffic around a crash on State Road 16 at Woodlawn Road when she was hit. According to FHP, a 32-year-old Jacksonville man hit the deputy with the passenger side of his vehicle while turning onto Woodlawn Road. The deputy was not transported to the hospital. News4Jax requested the full crash report.
Third Palm Beach County deputy dies of COVID-19
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. โ A veteran Palm Beach County Sheriffโs deputy has died from coronavirus, according to the agency. According to the Palm Beach Post, Angela Chavers was 44 years old and is survived by her son and niece. On April 4, deputy Jose Diaz-Ayala became the first deputy in Palm Beach County to die from the coronavirus. That brings the average daily reported deaths over the past week to 109. In the first half of August, the seven-day reported deaths average usually exceeded 170 deaths.