Hundreds gather for vigil to pay respects to fallen Pinellas County deputy
Jordan Bowen reports
EAST LAKE, Fla. - Hundreds of people in the East Lake community came together Saturday to remember a deputy killed in the line of duty. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Magli was hit and killed Wednesday as he was trying to stop a drunk driver. We all just need to just love each other and keep peace with each other, Magli s mother Angela Magli said.
Angela Magli was emotional and grateful Saturday night to the hundreds of people who came to pay tribute to her son.
Suspect charged with murder after crash that killed Pinellas deputy
By Kellie Cowan and Jennifer Holton
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Jennifer Holton reports
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A drunk-driving suspect has now been charged with murder after Wednesday s crash that killed a Pinellas County deputy.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Deputy Michael Magli gave his life while trying to save others from a reckless and suspected drunk driver, identified as 33-year-old Robert Allen Holzaepfel.
Magli is the first deputy at the Pinellas County Sheriff s Office to be killed in the line of duty.
Deputy Michael Magli, courtesy Pinellas County Sheriff s Office To say it’s a tragedy is an understatement, the sheriff said Wednesday. There are no words to make sense of it.
Suspect charged with murder after crash that killed Pinellas deputy
Jennifer Holton reports
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - A drunk-driving suspect has now been charged with murder after Wednesday s crash that killed a Pinellas County deputy.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Deputy Michael Magli gave his life while trying to save others from a reckless and suspected drunk driver, identified as 33-year-old Robert Allen Holzaepfel.
Magli is the first deputy at the Pinellas County Sheriff s Office to be killed in the line of duty.
Deputy Michael Magli, courtesy Pinellas County Sheriff s Office To say it’s a tragedy is an understatement, the sheriff said Wednesday. There are no words to make sense of it.