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…