A deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was recently arrested for battery in Polk County.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently responded to the home of 38-year-old Mark Verkest, in Mulberry in Central Florida, for reports of an altercation with an adult female who lives at the residence.
Polk County deputies determined that Verkest battered the woman, and took him into custody without incident. Verkest was subsequently placed under a Baker Act based on statements he made.
Verkest is now facing one charge of Domestic Violence Battery…