Florida deputies arrested in fight with sailors
KEY WEST, Fla. (CBS12) — Two deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office found themselves in handcuffs in the Florida Keys.
Key West police arrested Connor Scott Curry, 23, and Trevor Dawson Pike, 25, on charges of disorderly conduct. Pike faces an additional charge of battery.
Police said the two men had a fight with several Navy sailors on Saturday morning, one had to be airlifted to a hospital in Miami.
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The sheriff's office said Curry and Pike were off-duty at the time.
"I am saddened by this incident and it will be fully investigated," said Sheriff Rick Ramsay.
The sailors were with a squadron visiting U.S. Naval Air Station Key West. Three of them face disorderly conduct charges as well.
Curry and Pike are on unpaid leave, pending the criminal investigation. Both face an internal investigation by the sheriff's office.
