A Central Florida man who threatened to kill family members or himself was arrested after he lunged at deputies with a knife.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man who threatened to kill deputies and lunged at them with a knife. Local law enforcement responded to a home on the 11000 block of Clay Pit Road in Tampa regarding an adult male threatening to kill family members or himself.
When deputies arrived, they found 41-year-old Jarrett Brooks in his bedroom. Brooks refused to cooperate and then threatened to kill the deputies. According to local law enforcement, Brooks then, unprovoked, kicked a deputy in the chest and attempted to kick a taser out of another deputy’s hands.
HCSO said he then grabbed a knife from next to his bed and lunged at the deputies with the knife pointed toward them. Deputies deployed their tasers and eventually Brooks dropped the knife after originally refusing to comply.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Jarrett Brooks was taken into custody and charged with: Attempted Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer (x2), Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer with a Deadly Weapon, Resisting an Officer with Violence, and Resisting an Officer without Violence.
“This is an extremely violent subject with a very violent past, and I couldn’t be more proud how these deputies handled this situation that could have easily turned deadly,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister.
He was also placed under Baker Act provisions, and he has been transported to the Orient Road Jail. HCSO noted that Brooks has a criminal history dating back to 2013, which includes Second-Degree Murder and DUI charges.
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