MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has named two deputies as recipients of monthly recognition awards for their work on cases involving mental health crisis intervention and cybercrime investigation.
Sergeant Michael Mackay received Deputy of the Month honors for November after successfully de-escalating a situation involving a person threatening suicide by cop.
The individual also made homicidal and suicidal threats before Mackay encouraged him to exit his trailer peacefully…