OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The jury returned a not guilty verdict in the trial involving an Osceola deputy who was accused of starting a fire & burning a suspect after firing his taser near a gas pump in 2022. The decision came just a few hours after deliberations began.

What You Need To Know

  • Osceola Deputy David Crawford faced a misdemeanor charge of culpable negligence

  • The charges come from an event in 2022, where Crawford is alleged to have fired his tazer in a way that left a suspect on fire
  • The jury returned a not guilty verdict

David Crawford faced a misdemeanor charge of culpable negligence.

Some items were sent into the jury room, but were not marked as evidence, meaning the jury couldn't consider those items in this trial.

One of those items includes a transcript of the arson investigation.

If convicted, Crawford could have faced up to one year behind bars or a $1,000 fine.