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Off-Duty Sheriff Arrested for Assault | Salt Lake City News
A Volusia County sheriff’s sergeant, Jason Stickels, 44, was arrested off-duty at Merk’s Bar & Grill after allegedly assaulting an elderly couple — first the woman, then her husband when he tried to intervene. Witnesses and surveillance footage show Stickels, reportedly intoxicated, attacked both victims. Sheriff Mike Chitwood condemned the incident as a career-ending mistake, apologized to the couple, offered to buy them lunch, and praised a bystander who helped subdue Stickels. Stickels, a 20-year veteran of the force, is now on administrative leave, ordered to surrender his gear, and faces…
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