“Anytime a deputy sheriff displays behavior not in accordance with the standards of a deputy at the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, we take those allegations very seriously."NOW that it has spilled out onto the public community Leon County Sheriff's Office thinks Taylor's attacks on females are serious?
...According to LCSO documents, this is the third time Taylor has been investigated by internal affairs. In August 2006, his then-wife said he "struck her on her back and face" during an argument," according to a department report, but she didn't want to pursue criminal charges and the case was closed. In March, Taylor's then-girlfriend said he "threw a baby gate at her" during one incident, according to that report, and grabbed her arm during another, leaving bruises...
TPD REQUESTS MORE CHARGES FOR SUSPENDED LCSO DEPUTY
Tallahassee Democrat
By Matt Gilmour
August 12, 2009
A Leon County Sheriff's deputy under investigation by Tallahassee police following a disturbance at an apartment pool last week could face additional charges, Inspector Danny Jeter said... Jeter said TPD has requested that additional charges be filed after completing its investigation. Taylor, 37, was arrested on a charge of battery and disorderly intoxication on Aug. 6 following an incident at the Verandas at Blairstone, 3700 Capital Circle S.E... A TPD report states he was pushing women at the pool and threatening to get his gun. Jeter said Taylor was supposed to be arrested on four counts of battery, but an administrative error occurred during the arrest process and only one count of battery was listed... Taylor is on paid leave, his credentials have been revoked and his department-issued firearm and vehicle have been taken from him. Suspension with pay is standard procedure, [LCSO spokesman Sgt. Tony] Drzewiecki said. According to LCSO documents, this is the third time Taylor has been investigated by internal affairs. In August 2006, his then-wife said he "struck her on her back and face" during an argument," according to a department report, but she didn't want to pursue criminal charges and the case was closed. In March, Taylor's then-girlfriend said he "threw a baby gate at her" during one incident, according to that report, and grabbed her arm during another, leaving bruises. The report states the girlfriend did not wish to pursue criminal charges, but an arrest report was presented to Assistant State Attorney Jackie Fulford. Fulford declined the case because it was "not prosecutable," according to the report, and the case was closed. Neither internal affairs investigation found him to be in violation of LCSO's standard of conduct and he was not disciplined. Taylor faces an arraignment on the recent charges on Oct. 8. [Full article here]
LAST WEEK'S NEWS:
UPDATED: DEPUTY SUSPENDED WITH PAY AFTER DISTURBANCE AT TALLAHASSEE SWIMMING POOL
Tallahassee Democrat
By Julia Thompson
August 7, 2009
Leon County Deputy Andrew Taylor has been suspended with pay following his arrest Thursday night in connection with a disturbance at an apartment pool, said Sgt. Tony Drzewiecki, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office. According to a Tallahassee Police Department report, Taylor, who had identified himself to people at the pool as an LCSO deputy, was upset black people were in the pool. He said he was going to get a gun and come back, according to the report. Taylor, 37, was booked into the Leon County Jail on charges of battery and disorderly intoxication. He was released Friday on $750 bail... According to the report, Officer Greg Black responded at 9:30 p.m... Here’s what happened, according to victims and witnesses cited in the report: Taylor ordered several people to get out of the pool area. He approached one man in a “threatening manner,” and two women stepped between them. Several witnesses said Taylor pushed the women and struck one of them in the shoulder. The report also indicates Taylor took one man’s car keys and put them in his pocket. Several people described Taylor as “drunk.” The report said the victims were two black women and two black men. When Officer Black arrived and asked Taylor to sit down, Taylor said, “I don’t have to (expletive) listen to you. This is my (expletive) house. (Expletive) you, TPD,” the report said... “Anytime a deputy sheriff displays behavior not in accordance with the standards of a deputy at the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, we take those allegations very seriously... I think the whole thing’s pretty disturbing from the beginning to the end,” Drzewiecki said. “This is certainly not behavior becoming of a deputy sheriff”... 1:10 P.M. - Leon County Deputy Andrew Taylor, 37, has been suspended with pay... his credentials have been revoked, and his department-issued firearm and vehicle have been seized... The report said Taylor, who had identified himself as a deputy, was upset there were black people in the pool. He said he was going to get a gun and come back, according to the report... [Full article here]
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They only refused to press charges because they also worked for the SO at the time, and were most likely intimidated into dropping charges or losing their jobs.
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