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Fishhawk Ranch, Florida— At approximately 12:43 p.m. on October 11, 2020, deputies responded to a home in the Fishhawk Ranch neighborhood of Lithia to assist Gracepoint with an involuntary mental health evaluation. Gracepoint will often request the assistance of law enforcement during these types of evaluations. At this time, Nicholas Furgason, 21, was cooperating with both deputies and Gracepoint personnel. After approximately one hour of medical officials speaking with and evaluating Furgason, at 1:52 p.m., upon learning that he would be admitted to Gracepoint under Florida’s Baker Act, Furgason fled from the home on foot into a heavily wooded area. Deputy Charles Williams pursued him on foot while Deputy Nicholas Cruz followed behind them in an HCSO marked patrol car. After a brief pursuit, Deputy Williams came into contact with Furgason on a wooded trail, and in an effort to calm him down, used de-escalation techniques. Deputy Williams took Furgason’s right arm and attempted to detain him. Unknown to the deputy, Furgason had a knife on him. Furgason pulled the knife out with his left hand, reached over his right shoulder, and stabbed Deputy Williams in the neck.
Furgason again fled from the area while ignoring verbal commands from Deputy Williams to stop. Deputy Williams continued his pursuit for another 100 yards before successfully deploying his taser on Furgason. At this time, both Deputy Williams and Deputy Cruz were able to detain him. After applying QuikClot gauze to the laceration on his neck, Deputy Williams was transported to a local hospital. He was released on Monday morning. Furgason was also taken to the hospital for evaluation. He was cleared and then booked into jail. He is charged with Attempted Felony Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting an Officer With Violence, and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. He is being held at the Falkenburg Road Jail on no bond. Furgason was arrested in February of 2019 on charges including Battery (Domestic Violence), Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Resisting an Officer Without Violence. Deputy Williams has been employed with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office since September of 2017.
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So we’re not gonna talk about the probability of this mean being dead if he was black or had a thuggish appearance 🤣
This is why tasers are no good.
He survived!!!
He is a waste to society.
Only if all cops could handled black ppl like this
Is that ….Maverick merch?
Wow still not in trouble huh
Did I see the officer put his knee on the neck?
You are so lucky you’re white!
he had mercy on him not to shoot with that black thingey
i know we can read it in the title "stabbed". but i think without reading it…if you look calm the situation it looks weird to see only one hand clear and the other is away. sure that the run coast oxycen and let missinterpred some things. i am happy that the cop is okay and have make a good job
Quick clot to the neck?
He saved lil meth head white boys life! How touching
this dude running in zigzag to escape the bullet 😅 😂
Hard to believe the officer didn't notice the way his left hand was hidden that should have raised red flags. I do give the officer a lot of credit for valuing the life of this young man who could have justifiably been shot for attempting to murder this officer.
He would be dead if he was black
He would be dead if he was black
FUNNY HOW THE KID GETS THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT , EVEN UP TO THE POINT WHERE HE STABS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE NECK AND HE STILL MANAGES TO HAVE HIS LIFE PRESERVED, FUNNY THAT, HOW A WHITE KID LITERARY STABS A COP IN THE NECK AND LIVES , EVERYONE KNOWS IF THAT WAS A BLACK KID HE WOULD BE LYING DEAD ON THE FLOOR, ACTUALLY HE WOULD’NT OF BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE HE WOULDA BEEN TAZED / SHOT HANDCUFFED WRESTLED TO THE GROUND BEFORE HE HAD CHANCE TO EVEN USE THE KNIFE , JUS SAYIN
FUNNY HOW THE KID GETS THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT , EVEN UP TO THE POINT WHERE HE STABS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE NECK AND HE STILL MANAGES TO HAVE HIS LIFE PRESERVED, FUNNY THAT, HOW A WHITE KID LITERARY STABS A COP IN THE NECK AND LIVES , EVERYONE KNOWS IF THAT WAS A BLACK KID HE WOULD BE LYING DEAD ON THE FLOOR, ACTUALLY HE WOULD’NT OF BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE HE WOULDA BEEN TAZED / SHOT HANDCUFFED WRESTLED TO THE GROUND BEFORE HE HAD CHANCE TO EVEN USE THE KNIFE , JUS SAYIN
He could have blown that guy away. there are some decent cops after all.
Man got stabbed and still didn't shoot. Hella bad ass cop. Hella respect
Concealed left hand!!!!
Superb trigger discipline💯ðŸ‘🔥💪
Just worried it was a colored officer and a white suspect. He had his gun out then pulled out the taser. If the roles were reversed would this haven't been a cleared shooting?
I thought it was suspicious that the suspect had his left hand concealed.
So this cop got stabbed, and tazed him, what's other cops excuses for not tazing when giving the perfect opportunity to taze and not shoot?
Be a Maverick
now this is a real way to handle a situation
i would have never approached the dude seeing that one hand was out of view
Absolute badass! Deputy Williams, I salute you!
Crazy how he gets stabbed and still doesn’t shoot. I wonder why…..
He could have shot him with a gun and had every right to, I respect that he still tazed him
Pretty sure that would’ve ended different if that guy was black
He’s got on a maverick hoodie 💀
If the suspect was black that shit would’ve went a completely different direction