Articles Tagged with Manatee County

Published on: January 2, 2020

Deputy Used Stun Gun Three Times on 70-Year-Old Woman

The grandmother of a man with a warrant was reportedly tazed three times with a stun gun when she tried to prevent law enforcement from entering her residence.

On the morning of December 24, deputies from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a home listed as the current address of a man who was reportedly in violation of the terms of his probation.

When they knocked on the door, the woman who answered was identified as the suspect’s grandmother, Barbara Pinkney, who was celebrating her 70^th birthday.

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Published on: July 29, 2019

Boyfriend Battered for Cutting Dinner Improperly

by Staycie R. Sena

A man’s girlfriend was taken into custody for domestic battery after she allegedly hit her boyfriend for cutting the meat and potatoes intended for dinner in a way that made her displeased.

55-year-old Kimberly Jean Carroll and her boyfriend have lived together for the past 5 years.

At dinnertime on July 24, beef and potatoes were reportedly on the menu and Carroll allegedly became miffed with the way the man had chosen to cut the food.

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