The Brief
- A man who was wanted for a Pennsylvania homicide and in a Sarasota burglary was seen on bodycam video pulling a gun on deputies trying to arrest him.
- Brian Hewson, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, resisted arrest and pulled out a gun, pointed at a deputy and pulled the trigger when a STAR member drew his agency-issued taser and gave a warning before deploying it.
- Hewson was arrested for the multiple warrants, including one for homicide in Pennsylvania, one for failure to appear in Pennsylvania, and charges in Lee County related to trafficking stolen property.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – A man who was wanted for a Pennsylvania homicide and in a Sarasota burglary was seen on bodycam video pulling a gun on deputies trying to arrest him.
The backstory:
Last month, deputies in Charlotte County got information that two Sarasota County burglary suspects were driving through the area in a rental car.…