‘No one is above the law’: Osceola sheriff arrests deputy Joseph Billittier, 29, after video contradicts his account of a 67-year-old woman beating him at a traffic stop

A 29-year-old Florida sheriff’s deputy has been arrested after investigators found that body-camera footage contradicted his claim that a 67-year-old woman attacked him during a traffic stop.

Joseph Billittier, an Osceola County deputy, faces four charges following an investigation into his handling of the woman during a September DUI arrest.

Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon said Billittier was immediately relieved of duty and would face formal termination proceedings.

Body-camera footage contradicted deputy’s account

The incident happened on September 25, when Billittier responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver near Simpson Road in Kissimmee, Tampa Bay Times reported…

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