HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy is under arrest after getting into a physical altercation.
On November 7, 2023, Deputy James Linen, 51, was walking along the 1500 block of Tallulah Terrace in Wesley Chapel when he got into a verbal altercation with another person, which escalated into a physical altercation.
The victim sustained several non-life-threatening injuries.
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“I expect every Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office employee to hold themselves to the highest standard of respectful conduct during work and after hours,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister.
Linen was arrested by the Pasco Sheriff’s Office on November 8, 2023, at approximately 4:20 a.m. He faces one count of Aggravated Battery, Serious Injuries.
Deputy Linen works as a bailiff in the Court Operations Division.
He has worked at HCSO since August of 2005. Linen is suspended without pay, pending the results of the criminal and administrative investigation.
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