WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — A 15-year-old boy from Huntsville, Alabama, has been charged with two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer after allegedly hitting two Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies in the face during an arrest for underage drinking.
According to the WCSO, on March 10, deputies conducted crowd control for a large group of juveniles between Nightcap Street and the beach access near South County Highway 395.
Deputies said they were placing the 15-year-old into custody after he was reportedly found drinking a Michelob Ultra when he began to resist, allegedly punching one of the deputies in the side of the head.
While deputies escorted the teen to a patrol car, he reportedly slipped out of his cuffs and swung his right arm across a deputy’s face, hitting them in the nose with the handcuffs.
The minor was charged with two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, obstruction with violence, and possession of alcohol by a minor.
He was transported and booked into the Walton County Jail and then transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Crestview.
