Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony defending detention deputies Sgt. Zakiyyah Polk, Denia Walker and Cleopatra Johnnie saying they used a reasonable level of force in 2022 when they restrained a high on drugs Samantha Caputo who attacked the three women who were ordering her to remove her clothes. He is accusing the State Attorney’s Office of doing a favor for a friend by dropping the battery charges against Caputo and charging the deputies.
“The suspect placed her hands, struck, scratched, kicked, and bit one of my deputies to the level of force that it not only penetrated her skin, but it fractured her bones,” Tony said.
Tony noted after being cleared by internal affairs the three deputies will be reinstated and the BSO will cover their legal fees…