Pasco County Deputy Fired And Charged With Battery


Dade City,Fla. (970 WFLA)-A Pasco County Deputy is out of a job for his alleged actions while off duty.  

Joseph Mercado was fired last week after he was arrested for battery on a woman outside her home. 

The 25-year-old Mercado is accused of touching himself inappropriately and then touching the woman while in her driveway.  

Mercado had been with the sheriff's office for more than three years.  

Photo Credit: Pasco County Sheriff's Office


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