“Deputies did everything they could tonight to de-escalate, and they almost lost their lives to a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old. “You need to be exposing the Department of Juvenile Justice. On April 3, deputies arrested a 14-year-old boy from FUMCH who had left campus and allegedly beat a 52-year-old security guard, Michael Ellis, who was escorting the teen back. VCSO received close to 300 calls regarding the home in 2020. He noted that FUMCH has had numerous problems with children in the past, stating that it is “not equipped” to handle the children the Department of Juvenile Justice is handing over to them. He threatened to throw a brick at an administrator in early April and days later threatened to kill another student and “spread his guts all over the bleachers,” Chitwood said. The boy had no prior criminal history, but he was reprimanded for making two threats at school earlier this spring, Chitwood said during Wednesday’s press conference. The Department of Juvenile Justice then sent her to the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, which takes children who experience sexual abuse, physical abuse, abandonment, drug abuse, illness or the death of a parent. She was previously arrested for stealing dogs and was later sentenced to a halfway house, which she burned down April 10, Chitwood said. Had any of these deputies entered that property, I’d be explaining to their husband or wife why they weren’t coming home tonight.”Ĭhitwood said it was not the first time law enforcement had been involved with the 14-year-old. Anyone that says I’m an a-hole, so be it. “That they just felt that they continue to open fire so much so that they threatened to kill my sergeant and then took on my crime suppression team. “The more we deescalate it, the more we’re trying to get the armored vehicles out here, and pepper spray and tear gas, the more brazen they got. Here’s the indication, a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old have it so bad in life that they are going to defy law enforcement and engage them in a gun battle,” he said. “The sanctity of human life is cheap on the streets. In the day following the incident, Chitwood blamed Florida legislators and a broken juvenile justice system for allowing young, violent criminals to be released without implementing measures dedicated to reforming them.Īn outraged Chitwood addressed the media outside the property just hours after the incident Tuesday night. During an interview with deputies, he said the girl told him she was going to “roll down like GTA,” referencing the video game Grand Theft Auto, Chitwood said.Īn investigation of the home revealed smashed furniture and an empty AK-47 banana clip, according to VCSO. The boy was also taken to the hospital due to his diabetic condition.
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