Bottoni refused to obey commands to drop his firearm and kept threatening officers after one used a Taser on him, Sheriff’s Office reports
A 31-year-old Venice man, for whom an arrest warrant had been issued, died on Aug. 13 when he was shot by Sarasota County deputies after he threatened them with a firearm, the Sheriff’s Office has reported.
Anthony M. Bottoni, of 208 Golf Club Lane in Venice, was found to be inside his home when deputies with the Sheriff’s Office’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and Patrol Division arrived at 10:58 a.m. on Aug. 13 to serve the warrant, a Sheriff’s Office news release says…