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Florida deputies arrest off-duty deputy from neighboring county for fleeing traffic stop
Saturday, July 8, 2023 4:32PM
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. (KABC) — Deputies in metro Orlando arrested an off-duty deputy from a neighboring county after he allegedly tried to elude them.
Lake County authorities said Orange County Deputy Juan Morales-Padilla was speeding on a motorcycle Wednesday night when deputies tried to pull him over.
That’s when investigators said he sped off.
Morales-Padilla was eventually arrested after back-up officers responded to the scene.
Bodycam video of the incident has since been released.
“Are you cop?” one of the deputies is heard asking Morales-Padilla. “Yes? So you know better.”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has fired Morales-Padilla.
He was originally hired in September.
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