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Hillsborough County Fl. Deputy Kevin Stabins Arrests Woman
Fri, 04 May 2007 15:29:50 -0400
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Deputy Kevin Stabins didn't believe the ...
Deputy Kevin Stabins didn't believe the crying woman. He told investigators he thought she was lying to get out of a speeding ticket and that his actions in arresting her were "fine." His dashboard camera showed otherwise. It showed the Hillsborough County deputy yanking a sobbing Melissa J. Langston out of a car in a hospital parking lot Nov. 1 and using his elbow to shove her over the trunk to handcuff her. Langston, 37, sobbed and pleaded with the deputy that her father had suffered a heart attack and that she was trying to find him. "And I told you not to go anywhere, didn't I?" Stabins said. "Now you're not going to see him because you're going to jail. Not smart. Not smart. Have a seat, you're under arrest." Officials said Stabins' lack of compassion and use of "excessive and unnecessary" force in the arrest Nov. 1 brought him a five-day suspension without pay. The recommendation came after a recent Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office disciplinary hearing. All charges against Langston were dropped. Stabins, 29, is a good deputy who "used poor judgment in that situation," Sheriff David Gee said Wednesday. "I understand that it's difficult when you get out there," Gee said. "I give deputies the ability to use discretion [in making arrests]. He didn't use that here." Clocked Doing 63 In A 35 mph Zone Stabins had tracked Langston traveling 63 mph in a 35 mph zone. He turned on his cruiser's flashing lights and sirens as she neared University Community Hospital, and the distraction caused her to miss two entrances, officials said. The video shows Stabins walking up to Langston's car, and her saying she was looking for the emergency room entrance. Stabins made no attempt to verify the woman's story about her father's heart attack and asked for her ID. Langston asked if Stabins could issue her the ticket in the emergency room, but Stabins returned to his patrol car to write the citation
Deputy Kevin Stabins didn't believe the ...
