Florida deputy gives kids guns to fight demons he said were in home

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https://nbc-2.com/news/state/2020/10/20/florida-deputy-gives-kids-guns-to-fight-demons-he-said-were-in-home/

Florida deputy gives kids guns to fight demons he said were in home

by NBC2 News
October 20, 2020
Reading Time: 2min read

Florida deputy gives kids guns to fight demons he said were in home

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) – A now-former Orange County deputy is accused of giving a gun to a child and telling her to shoot anyone who entered his apartment. He also allegedly performed an exorcism on a second child.

According to local NBC affiliate WESH, Christopher Dougherty was arrested on Sunday after deputies were called to an apartment on Thursday.

Deputies said the found Dougherty with a gun at the apartment and saw a young girl lying on the floor with a rifle.

“She was wearing a Kevlar helmet and bulletproof vest. She was ready to shoot anyone who entered the apartment,” a deputy wrote in the arrest report.

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[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Are they psych evaluations required for hiring LEO's?

If not, it should be a national requirement.

[lpbk2713]

2. Don't try to tell me his superiors never doubted his mental stability.

Behavior like this cannot be turned on and off.

[underpants]

3. That could have turned out really badly.

[CaptYossarian]

4. What exactly was wrong with the other candidates when Dougherty was hired?

Those people are still on the streets.