Central Florida Man Threatened to Kill Family or Himself, Lunged at Deputies with Knife

A Central Florida man who threatened to kill family members or himself was arrested after he lunged at deputies with a knife.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man who threatened to kill deputies and lunged at them with a knife. Local law enforcement responded to a home on the 11000 block of Clay Pit Road in Tampa regarding an adult male threatening to kill family members or himself.

When deputies arrived, they found 41-year-old Jarrett Brooks in his bedroom. Brooks refused to cooperate and then threatened to kill the deputies. According to local law enforcement, Brooks then, unprovoked, kicked a deputy in the chest and attempted to kick a taser out of another deputy’s hands…

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