Bodycam: Fla. Sheriff's Officers Stop Suspect Trying to Stab Man

Nov. 7, 2024
Jacksonville County sheriff's officers were investigating a carjacking when a struggle erupted as a man armed with a butter knife tried to stab another individual.

Recently released body camera footage that captured Florida sheriff's officers stopping a suspect with a butter knife from stabbing another man last week.

The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 when Jacksonville County sheriff's officers responded to a report of a carjacking in the Hogan's Creek neighborhood of Jacksonville, the agency stated in a statement. As deputies were talking to the victim at the scene, bystanders told them about a nearby person wielding a knife.

The deputies raced to where a struggle was unfolding between two people. In the body camera footage, one of the individuals appears to be trying to stab the other person with a knife.

One of the deputies repeatedly ordered the man with the knife to drop the weapon. When he didn't reply, the deputy opened fire.

Despite the gunfire, the two men continued to brawl. That's when another deputy reached the struggle and shot the armed suspect.

The suspect was handcuffed, and an officer began performing life-saving measures. The suspect, however, died at the scene.

According to the agency, the suspect "had a lengthy criminal history, including multiple crimes such as aggravated assault, drug sales, and domestic battery." He had been released from a five-year prison sentence in June.

The victim was evaluated to see if he had been stabbed, but no wounds were found. A butter knife was recovered from the scene.

The incident is under investigation.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.

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