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Last night,  Deputy Nicole Pitts took a suspect into custody who was handcuffed behind his back, but refused to get inside the patrol car to be transported to jail.  Deputy Pitt’s pulled out her issued sidearm and held it to the suspects head under his chin to get him to comply.    

A Deputy who observed this incident reported it to his supervisor who notified the Sheriff.  The Sheriff called in Internal Affairs who worked into the middle of the night conducting the investigation.   Pitts was placed on administrative leave without pay last night.  Pitts was terminated from the Sheriff’s Office late this afternoon on orders of Sheriff Victor Hill.