Florida deputy resigns after mistaking acorns falling for gunshots, opening fire on suspect
An investigation found the Okaloosa deputy's use of force was not objectively reasonable
An Okaloosa, Florida deputy resigned from his position after an investigation into an officer-involved shooting revealed he started shooting at a suspect after mistaking the sound of acorns falling on his cruiser for gunshots.
On Nov. 12, 2023, a woman contacted the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office to report her boyfriend, Marquis Jackson, had stolen her vehicle at about 8:45 a.m.
Jackson returned to the neighborhood at around 9:10 a.m. and was detained by responding deputies. The deputies handcuffed and placed Jackson in the back seat of then-Deputy Jesse Hernandez’s patrol vehicle.
In video footage captured from Hernandez’s body camera, the deputy is seen walking back to his vehicle to perform a secondary search of Jackson when he heard a pop and perceived it to be a gunshot.
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An investigation found the Okaloosa deputy's use of force was not objectively reasonable
An Okaloosa, Florida deputy resigned from his position after an investigation into an officer-involved shooting revealed he started shooting at a suspect after mistaking the sound of acorns falling on his cruiser for gunshots.
On Nov. 12, 2023, a woman contacted the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office to report her boyfriend, Marquis Jackson, had stolen her vehicle at about 8:45 a.m.
Jackson returned to the neighborhood at around 9:10 a.m. and was detained by responding deputies. The deputies handcuffed and placed Jackson in the back seat of then-Deputy Jesse Hernandez’s patrol vehicle.
In video footage captured from Hernandez’s body camera, the deputy is seen walking back to his vehicle to perform a secondary search of Jackson when he heard a pop and perceived it to be a gunshot.
Florida deputy resigns after mistaking acorns falling for gunshots, opening fire on suspect: video
A former Okaloosa, Florida deputy resigned in December after an investigation into an officer-involved shooting in which he opened fire after hearing acorns fall.
