An intoxicated 17-year-old boy who had a bottle of vodka in his backpack allegedly assaulted a Florida tennis court last week and actually spit in a deputy’s face during his arrest. Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
What are the details?
Officials said officers arrived at a tennis court on North Winston Lane in Santa Rosa Beach on the night of March 25, where tennis players physically restrained a 17-year-old boy who was trying to fight with people around him. I discovered that Santa Rosa Beach is located in the Florida Panhandle, about an hour west of Panama City Beach.
Authorities say the boy, who lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama, arrived at the tennis court and began verbally harassing the players, before the situation escalated into violence.
At one point, a patron asked the boy to leave, and the boy responded by pushing the patron to the ground on the court, officials said.
Officials said the person the boy pushed held him down to protect himself until officers arrived at the scene.
Officers observed the boy displaying signs and behavior of intoxication, officials said, adding that he was found with 1.75 liters of vodka in his backpack.
As officers attempted to take the boy into custody, the suspect yelled profanities at his mother and multiple officers and spat in the officer’s face, officials said.
Officials said the boy now faces charges of assault on a police officer, battery, obstruction without violence and possession of alcohol by a person under 21.
He was taken to the Walton County Jail and then transferred to the Juvenile Justice Department in Crestview, officials said.
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