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Old 01-17-2014, 12:11 PM
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A little more info. Channel 9 out of Orlando noon news. Fire chief got in an argument with someone, which escalated to an altercation. No information on the other individual was given. Chief has a hearing with a judge this afternoon. The reporter said more information at 4PM

From the Daily Commercial
Millard K. Ives | Staff Writer millardives@dailycommercial.com | 0 comments




Fire Chief Mike Tucker of the District Public Safety Department in The Villages was arrested Thursday on child abuse charges.

He is being held in the Sumter County jail without bail and was scheduled to make his first appearance on the charges this morning in the Sumter County courthouse.

According to a heavily redacted arrest affidavit, Tucker was arguing with a child and allegedly stuck him, knocking him off a bar stool. Tucker then allegedly jumped on the child, pinning the child to the ground with his knee, and started beating him.

Tucker then allegedly dragged the child into the front yard and continued beating him, including hitting his head against a gate.

The fire chief told officials "we were tussling pretty good."

The affidavit said authorities became involved after a student at the child’s school was made aware of bruises to the victim’s shoulder, ribs, back, neck and head.

According to Lt. Bobby Caruthers, a spokesman for the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred Wednesday. The allegations were reported to the sheriff’s office on Thursday and, after an interview with detectives at a sheriff’s substation, Tucker was arrested.

Tucker has been employed with the District Public Safety Office since 2011 and received the 2011 Florida Fire Chief of the Year award recognition at the Florida Fire Chief’s Conference in Marco Island.
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