Earlier this year, a Florida deputy was prosecuted concerning an incident at a gas station when a guy doused in gasoline became “a human fireball” after being shocked with a stun gun. The State Attorney for Florida’s Ninth Judicial District has filed a charge of culpable negligence with personal harm, a first-degree misdemeanour, against Osceola County Deputy David Crawford this week.
At least 75% of Jean Baretto’s body was burned during the event in an Orlando service station in February 2022. The state attorney’s office claims a scuffle between deputies pursuing Baretto, who was “accused of violating traffic laws as he ‘popped wheelies’ in traffic while on his dirt bike,” and Baretto.
While Baretto was pumping gas, Crawford attacked him, causing him to “become smothered in gasoline,” as his lawyer Mark NeJame put it. And then Crawford used his Taser on Baretto, turning him into “a human fireball,” as NeJame put it. According to Baretto’s lawyer, he has already spent over $7 million on medical care and will need it for the rest of his life.
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“Law enforcement is supposed to protect us, not incinerate us,” NeJame argued. As one witness put it, “This was a grossly excessive use of force that should of and could have been avoided.”
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, they will let the legal system decide if Crawford committed a crime.
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A Florida deputy accused of recklessly deploying a stun gun on a man who was covered in gasoline and became “a human fireball” has been charged in the incident. https://t.co/FRs3jB19BT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 27, 2023
“We looked into this situation over a year ago and forwarded our findings to the State Attorney’s Office. We believe it is acceptable to let the criminal justice system assess whether or not Deputy Crawford committed a crime that can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
In 2012, Crawford signed on with the firm. According to the state attorney’s office, Crawford may spend up to a year in prison and pay a fine of up to $1,000 if he is found guilty.
