New: Detention Sergeant Arrested for Battery on Inmates, Fired
DeSoto County, FL- Deputy Luis Tovar (36) arrested on two counts of battery after Dec 13, 2025 incident at DeSoto County Jail where he used unlawful force against two inmates while on duty.
The incident sparked an administrative review and a Criminal Investigations Bureau probe.
Tovar has since been relieved of duties & terminated.
Sheriff Porter commented, โWe are not above the law and must be held accountable for our actions just as any other citizen would be.โ