St. Johns County prosecutors continue case against former deputy

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The proceedings for 2nd grade aggravated artillery started Monday.

Christopher Butler pulls down his disguise to amusement the injuries helium sustained during his December 2019 apprehension successful St. Johns County.

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County prosecutors volition proceed laying retired their lawsuit against erstwhile deputy, Anthony DeLeo. His proceedings for 2nd grade aggravated artillery started Monday.

Prosecutors accidental DeLeo was the lawman seen successful this witnesser video beating Christopher Butler during a postulation halt successful precocious 2019.

The assemblage is going to present from much radical starting Tuesday morning.

It volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded connected the courthouse’s transmission online. But Monday, the tribunal heard straight from the unfortunate successful this lawsuit wherever helium shared precisely what helium recalls from that night.

Christopher Butler is present serving clip for his relation successful the December 2019 postulation halt involving erstwhile St. Johns County deputy, Anthony DeLeo. That’s wherefore Butler was clad successful a situation jumpsuit erstwhile helium took the basal yesterday.

Witness compartment telephone video shows, for astir 4 minutes, Anthony DeLeo deed Butler 19 times with his baton, and kicked him successful the caput twice. Law enforcement started pursuing Butler aft realizing helium was driving 15 miles per hr connected I-19. Butler testified astir pulling disconnected the interstate.

From there, Butler said helium remembers deputies attempting to propulsion him out. From there, helium remembered waking up successful the infirmary with injuries to his teeth, nose, enarthrosis and elbow.

He adjacent showed the assemblage however he’s mislaid mobility successful his close limb arsenic a effect of the incident.

During transverse examination, Butler admitted helium took much than the recommended dose of acold medicine successful bid to get precocious earlier getting down the wheel. The defence besides grilled him connected disobeying commands by the deputy.

If convicted, Anthony DeLeo faces up to 15 years down bars. Trial resumes astir 8:30 Tuesday morning. We volition update you connected the proceedings connected our website.