A Broward jury on Monday acquitted a former sheriff鈥檚 deputy of battery in a 2019 encounter where he slammed a Black teen into a parking lot鈥檚 pavement and punched his head during an arrest.
, then 15, was a student at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs when he was arrested at a Tamarac McDonald鈥檚.
Prosecutors argued that former Deputy Christopher Krickovich acted illegally during the arrest, and the defense was trying to 鈥渙versell you鈥� that the place is a 鈥渓ittle warzone. ... This isn鈥檛 . ... It鈥檚 a shopping plaza in Tamarac.鈥�
But the deputy鈥檚 lawyer told jurors that the deputy responded appropriately to defend himself during a mob situation, and that Rolle suffered no injuries, saying prosecutors supplied no medical files. 鈥淲here鈥檚 the road rash?鈥� asked defense attorney Jeremy Kroll.
