Pinellas deputy fired, accused of sending inappropriate texts to women
By Fox 13 News staff
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Former Pinellas Deputy Brian Overton (Photo: Pinellas County Sheriff s Office/Facebook)
LARGO, Fla. - A Pinellas County Sheriff s Office deputy has been terminated after the agency said he sent inappropriate text messages to two women he met during investigations.
The sheriff s office began investigating Deputy Brian Overton after a woman filed a complaint in July 2020, saying she was receiving unsolicited and unwelcome text messages from the deputy, who she met during the death investigation of her father.
The woman said the first text messages were related to the investigation, but quickly transitioned to a personal conversation with some comments being sexual in nature.
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Florida deputy gets alligator out of swimming pool
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By Richard Tribou Orlando Sentinel (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
People who live in Florida know the old adage, “every body of water in Florida has an alligator in it.”
That adage can also apply to the pool.
A sheriff’s deputy in Pinellas County was called into action on Saturday to remove a small alligator for a homeowner’s pool, according to a post on the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
The post says that Deputy Heather Harris “had to play lifeguard and kick this guy out of the pool. It’s just another interesting day in Tampa Bay!”