Inmate Batters Jail Deputy in Tampa

TAMPA -- An inmate already facing drug and license charges now has a whole new set of worries. Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister says the man punched out a depiuty trying to keep him from walking through an open door.

Chronister says Michler Gabriel, 38, started punching the deputy in the face Tuesday morning, striking him several times as he fell onto a wall.

The deputy got taken to Tampa General Hospital for treatment of bruising, swelling, and cuts. Chronister says that he's thankful the deputy wasn't seriously hurt, Gabriel will be prosecuted "to the fullest extent."

See video of the assault below.


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