WCSO Deputy Charged with Child Abuse
By: Blake Deshazo
Updated: March 20, 2013
On
March 18, 2013, deputies with the Walton County Sheriff's Office (WCSO)
responded to a call of a possible domestic violence incident that had
already occurred on
Roberts Drive, DeFuniak Springs. The victim, a minor, stated
Christopher Strawn, a deputy with the Walton County Sheriff's Office,
battered him earlier in the morning while getting ready for high
school.
Deputies
on scene noticed abrasions to the neck area of the victim. Statements
gathered from those at the residence said the two got into an argument
in the car.
The victim ran from the vehicle and locked Strawn out of his own home.
Strawn was able to gain entry and went to the victim's room. The
argument turned from verbal to physical when Strawn held down the victim
in an attempt to calm the minor down. Those on
scene also said the minor has been displaying behavioral problems for
some time.
According
to Sheriff Adkinson, Strawn is cooperating fully, understanding that
dealing with a juvenile, even one who almost an adult and acting
aggressively, is a
situation where the system is set to make sure there are no questions
about what happened.
Strawn
was charged with Child Abuse, a third degree felony. He was
transported and booked into the Walton County Department of
Corrections.
Strawn has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an administrative investigation.
