Deputies Mistake Walking Stick for Gun, Arrest Legally Blind Man After Jury Duty



Deputies in Columbia County, Florida arrested 61-year-old James Hodges on October 31. According to body camera video of the incident, responding deputies believed the walking stick in his back pocket was a weapon. Hodges, who is legally blind, was taken into custody for resisting an officer and obstruction.

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24 thoughts on “Deputies Mistake Walking Stick for Gun, Arrest Legally Blind Man After Jury Duty”

  1. Women should not be Street police officers. They could easily get overpowered. A lot of women Street police officers have giant egos and an inferiority complex. They lack physical power, speed and reflexes like a man does and their first instinct is to bully you verbally and then to pull out their gun. Get them off the street first to make our streets safer!

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  2. Makes total sense cops don’t arrest criminals anymore—cause they don’t pay the bills—so instead of the junkie shooting up in front of my kids they took down this “very dangerous” blind man with a concealed Cain…well done Sheriff Barney! What’s next?? Shooting kids trying to get past homeless junkies to get to their buses? Don’t worry soon police and criminals will be the only armed people in America (that should be fun 🙄)

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  3. I hate how the ranked officer says "you know what take him to jail for resisting" it's wrong and you can tell by the way he states it that it wasn't his first time charging innocent people… he does it in a way that is kind of scary like I bet that officer has shot and kill innocent person before I bet… I hope they are both fired and not allowed to resign ever!!

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