Although the man was involved in a violent fight with police, there was no obvious injury that would have resulted in collapse and death. |
At this point the Clearwater Police Department has launched an active and aggressive investigation of a kidnapping. However, we don't have too many details to go on. |
Both of these gentlemen were striking the man and one of the brothers was kicking him while he was on the ground. |
Despite all the interviews, evidence and information collected, investigators have found no evidence to fault her report of being taken against her will. Ours is an active, ongoing investigation into a kidnapping. |
He came to Clearwater police headquarters willingly with a family member to be interviewed. Once we interviewed him, we developed probable cause for the arrest. |
He had no warning, no opportunity to stop. He didn't even see him. |
He was forthcoming, but with that said, he revealed nothing to detectives that's not publicly known. Still, although he is not a suspect, he has not yet been ruled out. |
I won't get into the scope of what he said but I can tell you we have one more person in a long line of people to look at. He is not a suspect but he has not yet been ruled out. |
It boils down largely to limited resources for a department our size. |
It took the three of them, with all their training and experience, to get the handcuffs on one man and they still didn't have the upper hand. |
It's regrettable what happened, but it's remarkable that the officer survived this encounter. It was equal measures of instinct, training and street survival skills. |
Right there, right on the curb, literally right there. |
She runs a daycare. She's here every morning. She made no arrangements for anybody to take care of the kids as they arrived this morning. |
She was fearful and uneasy. |
The DNA sealed the deal. |