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Dramatic body camera footage shows a Florida deputy confronting a knife-wielding woman who was reportedly high on meth inside a Walmart and using a stun gun to subdue her after the career criminal repeatedly refused his commands to drop the weapon.
The incident took place at the Walmart on South US Highway 441 in Summerfield on March 30, resulting in the arrest of 32-year-old Brandy McGowan on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Officers responded to the store at around 1:30pm for a report of a woman threatening customers and staff with a brick and a knife, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, located about 60 miles north of Orlando.
Following McGowan’s arrest, detectives learned that she allegedly had ingested about 4 grams of methamphetamine earlier in the day.
Online records indicate that the Webster resident has a lengthy criminal record across multiple Florida counties, which includes charges of burglary, property damage, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnaping, battery, a slew of drug-related offenses and soliciting without a permit.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has released body camera footage showing a deputy’s armed confrontation with knife-wielding suspect Brandy McGowan at a Florida Walmart
McGowan, 32, who was allegedly high on meth, was accused of threatening customers and staff at the store with a brick and a pocket knife (circled in red)
A sheriff’s deputy deployed a Taser against McGowan after she refused to drop the knife
In the video from the latest arrest, McGowan, dressed in a tank top and white shorts, was found standing stock-still in the clothing department. Body camera video shows the woman holding a pocket knife and making incoherent statements.
A sheriff’s deputy repeatedly instructs McGowan to ‘drop the knife.’
‘Drop it now. Put it down,’ Deputy Christopher Witte yells out while holding McGowan at gunpoint, but she refuses to comply and continues to stand impassively with the bladed weapon in hand.
Less than two minutes later, backup arrives, allowing Deputy Witte the opportunity to switch from his service gun to a non-lethal Taser.
He orders McGowan one final time to drop the knife, and when she ignores his command, the deputy deploys the stun gun, causing her to collapse face first to the floor.
McGowan collapsed to the floor in the clothing department of the store
After deputies disarmed the suspect, the handcuffed her and hauled her away
McGowan was booked into the county jail on March 31 on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
After being disarmed, McGowan was handcuffed and taken to a hospital for an evaluation. The following morning, she was booked into the Marion County Jail, where she remained as of Wednesday.
The sheriff’s office stated that its investigation has revealed that McGowan entered the Walmart holding a brick and began threatening customers.
‘She then located a pocket knife for sale and began opening the packaging with a pair of scissors from the store,’ the agency reported.
McGowan’s bond was set at $1,000. She is due back in court on May 3.
McGowan has a lengthy criminal record across multiple Florida counties
Source: dailymail
