Alabama teen allegedly hits two sheriff’s deputies during arrest

Thomas Boni
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WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Huntsville teenager allegedly hit two Walton County sheriff’s deputies during an arrest for underage drinking.

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Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies, on beach patrol in Northwest Florida.
This photo reportedly shows the arrest that took place Sunday night. News 5 avoids identifying minors accused of crimes. (Photo courtesy of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office)

Deputies on Sunday were controlling the crowd for a group of juveniles gathered between Nightcap Street and beach access near South County Highway 395, according to a WCSO news release.

In addition, they were reportedly on the lookout for underage drinking.

“Deputies were placing a 15-year-old into custody after he was found drinking a Michelob Ultra when the teen began to resist, punching one of the deputies in the side of the head,” the release stated.

“While deputies escorted the teen to a patrol car, he slipped out of his cuffs and swung his right arm across a deputy’s face, hitting them in the nose.”

The teen is charged with two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, obstruction with violence, and possession of alcohol by a minor, according to the release.

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He was booked into the Walton County Jail and transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Crestview.

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