Florida Sheriff Arrests His Own Daughter For Allegedly Trafficking Meth

A Florida sheriff received a tip in a drug bust he was conducting where he discovered his own daughter was allegedly trafficking methamphetamine. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez sat down with Sheriff Smith who has been one of the state’s leading law enforcement voices in the battle against the drug.
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[@Mr._E_5042]

A higher standard is what is required and this man meets that, heartbreaking.

[@juandoe5651]

Respect

[@johnwattdotca]

@@jahnl4906 You have no deep understanding about what life is about, or what prayer is.

[@johnwattdotca]

@@jahnl4906 I didn't enlighten you, I contradicted you. Can you handle enlightenment? A hard-core meth-head lives to get high and steal until death. Arresting her arrests that downward spiral. What you published seems to make her ability to continue as a meth-head drug dealer as her decision and her right, why you say she should disown him. As far as praying for someone you obviously admire, Jesus of Nazareth said you should pray for your enemies. He said it's futile to pray for yourself because God would have it to you already if He thought you needed it. Publishing for free with font online might seem fleeting, as it surely is for you, but sooner or later your words will catch up to you, and it won't be online. Please be aware as you stare.

[@jackhammer7824]

@@johnwattdotca What is life all about, please tell us. It's not that deep ,you see it every day on the world news. I'm pretty sure I know what prayer is all about.

[@johnwattdotca]

@@jackhammer7824 The original comment I replied to is now deleted. There's too much of that. I could go on about what life is all about, but I'll agree with you right away that life isn't that deep because it's getting cheap, and yes, it's world news that makes it look that way. As for prayer, I always have to comment when I see self-righteous people using it and talking about it in self-serving ways. Jesus of Nazareth said to pray for your enemies. He said if you pray for yourself it's futile, because if God wanted you to have something He would have given it to you already. I don't see God in this sense as being a supernatural deity looking at you as an individual, but being the environment, the life around you, what you are born into, as being what you need. The things of mankind? You live your life you take your chances.

[@AW-ue2ls]

This is a man who takes the oath of his job seriously? No cover up or preferential treatment! Great father and law enforcer.

[@DRNT940]

Yeah I hope the community comes together to help law enforcement but to make sure everyone is apprehended alive and is healed of their addiction.

[@jackhammer7824]

@@DRNT940 Healing of addiction has nothing to do with incarceration. Getting clean is all that happens, unless you've got a supplier in jail.

[@jackhammer7824]

Great father ? Don't you mean navie and Probably part of her problem.

[@DRNT940]

@@jackhammer7824 I wasn't under the impression you assumed. I meant that after they got out of jail the community would work together to help them get treatment.

[@kevin6293]

“Great father”? His daughter is a meth dealer.....🤦‍♂️

[@courtneymitchell8439]

I want to see his daughters' arrest now. This is honestly the kind of arrest and backstory you WANT the world to see. All cops world wide need to be like this man.

[@thibaggar7173]

Shut up

[@Bretware904]

They should all be failed parents? Ok...

[@Lobotomy_cat]

@@Bretware904 I don’t see how this is a failed parent they are litteary doing their job and it’s a big deal if it’s with drugs I would do the exact same for my children. They are even going to rehab if you didn’t read this.

[@noyb12345]

YEAH

[@shonuf5152]

I applaud that Sheriff for having the guts to arrest his own daughter. Right is right and wrong is wrong. He showed tremendous courage and honor. She however, didn't think about the consequences of her actions, her children nor her father (considering his position) and how it would look in the community for a lawman's kid to traffic drugs. Selfish and inconsiderate!!

[@michelleautore2945]

This is a man of law. I respect him and my heart goes out to him.

[@booooo-urns]

He sounds like a real buzz killer

[@socialmedia2674]

like father like daughter. they are both drug dealers. don't be fooled by the "arrest"

[@311kellymarie]

@@booooo-urns troll. His kid is selling a drug that kills ppl

[@richhandler2621]

would never arrest my daughter for drugs... what weird times we live in.

[@311kellymarie]

@@richhandler2621 you’d be the problem then if you ignored your kid selling drugs

[@ouroboris]

He's a good cop and a damned good father. Hope she turns her life around.

[@goranstamenkovic2928]

😂

[@bapesec5557]

@@bobmanbob341 doesn’t mean he’s a bad father she’s a grown woman she can make her own choices

[@Lifewitkira0]

He did the right thing

[@patricksmith6776]

@@bobmanbob341 No, you made an inference that he could possibly be a bad father based on the story and then you made a comment implying he was. Plausible deniability is a cowards tool Mr.Bob, but applying it in such a crude manner is undoubtedly a hallmark of ignorance.

[@zoey1811954]

@@patricksmith6776 Very well said! 👏👏👏

[@parisinthe30sx]

I can't imagine the disappointment and heart break he must feel. My pop was a detective/ DEA for the majority of his life and I can only imagine how he'd feel if he had to arrest me. Thankfully I got sober. I feel awful for her kids.

[@mariaelenaguajardofigueroa9144]

All My Respect to You Sir !!! He is not Only saving his daughter, as well as his grandchildren , and the community. 💙🤍♥️🌟

[@billsloan]

Only his daughter can save his daughter.

[@Yomi4D]

The integrity of this man is outstanding. More of his type needed across the board.

[@lindaoneil5085]

@Vlamidir pudin Sorry, your opinion is outnumbered. Does that tell you anything?

[@prodogtwodogman3857]

@@lindaoneil5085 Tells me that people will believe anything. The war on drugs is a waste of taxpayer money and only succeeds in increasing profits for the cartels. 500 Floridians died from meth last year, while in the same state 10s of thousands died from sugar, 10s of thousands more died from tobacco thousands of those never smoked second hand deaths. Thousands more died from alcohol. 28 million children in the United States live with an active alcoholic. This cop is either a fool a pawn or a criminal and does no good for society fighting drugs.

[@americandreams1978]

@@lindaoneil5085 that shouldn’t matter don’t be a sherp

[@lindaoneil5085]

@@prodogtwodogman3857 This cop has integrity, which is what the story is about. Considering he had to arrest his own daughter, as much as he hated to do it, but he was determined to uphold the law. He could have let his daughter off the hook, but he didn't. As far as all those other people who died from various causes, they made bad lifestyle choices that ultimately cost them their lives. So they have nobody to blame but themselves.

[@prodogtwodogman3857]

@@lindaoneil5085 I would argue that the state supports and makes money from the legal drugs which are far more destructive than the illegal ones and this man takes his orders from this state. He is nothing more than a pawn a fool or both. Anyone with common sense realizes the war on drugs is at best a losing battle and at worse an aid to the cartels pockets. Anyone doing any type of drug interdiction in the world I have no respect for.

[@knjmoorhouse5093]

Poor guy. That was a tough call. I admire his professionalism despite the personal hurt. I feel bad for her children. They'll feel the impact more than her father.

[@MrMorristhecatp]

come on! he knew what she was doing, it is a small town,

[@TheSophisticatedSavage]

It's not a tough call. It's the only call

[@bbybap4729]

@@MrMorristhecatp 💯

[@beaugoss4833]

@@MrMorristhecatp what's your point??

[@MrMorristhecatp]

@@beaugoss4833 my point? read between the lines.

[@MDM-JinJoo]

I'm sure that felt like the ultimate betrayal for him. Bless him. What a good man. Hopefully his daughter will get the help she needs.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how are you doing?

[@peterwho9380]

Wow that's gotta be the hardest thing to take hearing that "Your daughter" has been the one supplying the drugs and it just breaks my heart to see the Sheriff being put in that situation!

[@merlin6625]

Sir, as bad as it hurt to arrest your Daughter, you saved her life from that Meth Demon. Kudos!! 👏👏👏

[@sandib4234]

👍

[@michaelperkins4924]

She will not get treatment in prison. Plus, will have easy access to meth. So, do the math.

[@juicebox464]

I don't think he saved her life she most likely owes someone for that and that might get her hurt hopefully that's not the case but most of the time it is

[@EvilPimpTheUndergroundKing]

Yeah because going to jail you respawn.

[@sabre-ub3op]

@@michaelperkins4924 exactly...she hit that pipe as soon as she got home...no rest for the wicked

[@Abcdefghijk920]

Kudos to him for arresting his daughter just like he would arrest anyone else doing this. So many would sweep it under the rug.

[@badmonkey2222]

This will be the last you ever hear of it and she'll get out of it he'll make sure that. I can promise you she won't do 20 years in prison like anybody else would do for trafficking meth.

[@77thTrombone]

@@badmonkey2222 I don't think so. I think you're going on stock stereotypes, and not guaging the sheriff's personality in this story.

[@badmonkey2222]

@@77thTrombone I have, he's a far right radical and sheriff of a small town in that shithole they call Florida.The story will fade from the front pages of most news sources then they will go to work making sure she's taken care of.

[@daphnepierre1038]

👍👍👍

[@daphnepierre1038]

@@badmonkey2222 👍👍👍

[@boomersooner41377]

Respect to this man. That is serious dedication to a good cause. He probably saved his daughters life by arresting her.

[@beachs7210]

That’s heartbreaking, I can’t imagine how this Sheriff felt having to arrest his own daughter.

[@jeremywilliams5141]

This had to be the most difficult arrest he's ever had to make. His own daughter. But as difficult as it was, he still had a job to do. I hope his daughter gets help.

[@katemiller7874]

She’s trafficking it. She probably doesn’t do it. She’s just making money.

[@kaoldt97]

I believe Sherriff Bob Fletcher in St. Paul, MN had a similar experience. My heart breaks for both of them, but they both did what was needed to be done.

[@EveryDayPray]

I agree. Extremely difficult, but necessary.

[@Katz_Pajamas]

She might not be a user since she was able to go unnoticed for so long. She was probably just trafficking so jail might be the best corrective measure.

[@stephendacey8761]

Prison is not the answer. Too many drug offenders in there. Rehab is the answer, and that would be a lot better if she is court ordered. Focus on addiction and mental health, not rehabilitation. I know a sheriff who lost his daughter to drugs, and he changed his mind from locking them up to getting them help.

[@richard3921]

as heartbreaking as this is, we need more officers like him.

[@slackjaw2643]

There are. Florida sheriff are pretty good. ESP Grady.

[@sabre-ub3op]

He didn't have a choice but ok believe what you want

[@richard3921]

@@sabre-ub3op not everyone is corrupted, but ok believe what you want.

[@asbmab723]

We need parents like him

[@COEXIST-ny4db]

@@slackjaw2643 I was just thinking of him. I wonder if he'd have done the same? I sure like to think so.

[@markharrisllb]

This reminded me of my own late mother and father, to me this shows more love than letting her off. "I love you but I don’t love what you did…" says it all.

[@my3suns568]

BRAVO to this Shereiff. He absolutely did the right thing. More parents should follow his example. God BLESS this man!

[@jlorde8838]

He is actually a awesome father.

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

and grandfather. He also did ti for them. Take care.

[@dianebannister4591]

An example of tough love for sure.

[@jlorde8838]

@@dianebannister4591 he honestly had zero choice and that is her fault not his.

[@jackhammer7824]

@@RockyTuxedoFBI He did his job. As a father he probably gets a fail.

[@Thvndar]

@@jlorde8838 It's HIS fault for enforcing tyrannical drug law

[@isaac198428]

Wow! His own daughter is a dealer and operates a trap house from home. That’s the saddest thing ever. Even worse, she has good paying government job with benefits & her dad would’ve helped her if she needed money. She can’t justify dealing drugs.

[@sunnytheboxer.]

Yeah he must be soooo disappointed and ashamed.

[@mylesid]

She has no excuse! The family, connections and with even half sense she could be good in life.

[@Fromdahoodtothewoods]

Plot twist they worked on it together and she got it from the evidence room ...stuff got too hot he turned her in ....

[@jlorde8838]

@@Fromdahoodtothewoods stop spreading that trash.

[@hollydowns2279]

Hope he really does help those that need it and not just arrest them. He had not seen his own daughter for so long, he did not recognize the address, the house, not even his daughter. Abuse takes all forms. She must have really needed his love and felt abandoned by him as a child. He was trying to keep the world safe and give her a charmed life. Age old story. Glad he is spending his time and emotion on her now. Money will not keep you warm inside, time will march on.

[@rosebudadkins6803]

How truly heartbreaking for the family, community and society. I pray they receive help and break free.

[@Starlight-pi8ln]

I'm very sorry that you have to go through that and good for you to do the right thing.

[@ark194]

Wow. How heartbreaking. Good for him-nice to see someone with integrity.

[@jackhammer7824]

Integrity-moral uprightness doesn't mean intelligent or humanity is present. That tough love crap is only A reason to continue in self medicating For a lot of addicts.

[@AnhNguyen-hn9vj]

ya. kinda sad. There are a lot of news of policers have the same problems their child is hook on drug. It is just devastating.

[@ark194]

so it is ok to enable?

[@tyravy2634]

@@AnhNguyen-hn9vj Chán ghê! Khổ ghê! Định nói gì đây! Tiếng Anh kg chịu học! Viết gì chán quá!

[@johnlauren8473]

@ark Yh it very heartbreaking but he keeps to his promise for being a sheriff

[@AguadillaCGN]

good integrity, but for obvious reasons, he should immediately turn over that case to other officer or Department.

[@vexotimmer2675]

I agree, just from an optics standpoint that would be the appropriate thing to do.

[@incipidsigninsetup]

He's done it already considering he talks to her everyday.

[@Sbamabelle]

I'd assume that Florida State Police would take over the investigation. That's typical for cases like this. Sadly, I am sure he educated his daughter on the dangers of meth, but a parent can only do so much .

[@joeb134]

Trafficking sounds like it might be going to the Feds

[@orangesoda5472]

Agree, conflict of interest.

[@TeacherNik1924]

Hopefully she gets clean and learns from this moment. It’s heartbreaking but he had to do the right thing. And for her, this might save her life. Hopefully, when she’s clean and gets better, she can realize how hard this was on him and that he had no choice.

[@Fat12219]

But she has to pay 😮

[@povadventures3740]

This man is a man of integrity that he sworn. He just set a standard to the other sheriff to follow. Hats off to this officer.

[@Thekhajjah]

I'm proud of this man and pray his daughter finds her way out of this.

[@yankee2666]

Drug bealers should get the death penalty.

[@ClipMasterVT]

@@yankee2666 why the death penalty they need help rehabilitation not death

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@ClipMasterVT drug dealers ruin lives on purpose. Dont you know that they even lace their drugs so people die? Have you not lost somebody you known due to laced drugs?

[@ClipMasterVT]

@@youtubestudiosucks978 no I haven't luckily

[@TruthandJusticeChannel]

@@ClipMasterVT Correct

[@denishapayne9245]

Wow, he's one in a trillion! Not using his influence, and treating his daughter like everyone else! Hats off to you sir!

[@jaad9848]

I wonder if he had the same energy towards rehabilitation before this event

[@violetadlt2729]

💯

[@johnnyarm3181]

I'm SO glad I'm not your kid. BOOTLICKING creep

[@shonuf5152]

Absolutely! Living up to his oath, maintaining truth and integrity. Gotta do the right thing.

[@wayneduncan36]

He’s a sorry mf

[@justasub]

God Bless this LE officer. I'd love to have a sheriff like this for my community!

[@jebronlames7789]

Really shows what a great leader looks like!! Our resident can learn allot from this man

[@JustJenReacts]

I applaud him. He arrested his own kid. His daughter, growing up with a father in law enforcement, especially knows the ramifications of breaking the law. I don’t believe in jail doesn’t work. I went to prison for 3 years for drug possession(s), and it sobered me up real quick! 2 weeks before I went to sentencing, I got clean. Stayed that way too. My whole story is featured on my own channel. If an addict isn’t ready to quit, court ordered rehabs won’t do a bit of good. Only when an addict fully sees their freedom is gone, when they use, do they realize this crap ain’t worth it no more!

[@jasonjuarez5573]

How could he not know his daughter was an addict when he deals with addicts constantly. Only fools will believe him

[@ladybuglover4eva52]

Congratulations! Recovery does work! I'll be checking out your channel 👍🏼

[@shyshy80]

I wish the ppl I encounter feel that way years years and years the saga continues

[@BonnieRexeus]

he probably saved her life

[@cosmos8632]

I am lost, please help me.. of all the charges brought against her, how come she is free? How come she did not go to prison . Don't understand the law system..

[@Elo-hv3fw]

This father loves his daughter and saves her by giving her another chance to live a better life. Love makes anything possible.

[@ladywolverine1828]

Hang in there...Sending love and light.

[@nettenee9926]

Good fair tough lobe/Justice Dad. We appreciate you so much!

[@patsmith1324]

He has to have had his heart in his throat, with his daughter being the one he was looking for. Real heart breaker, and so good to know that people still do the right thing!

[@mattk8810]

Or he is a horrible parent.

[@Ironhart]

@@mattk8810 yeah okay, keep saying that

[@LauraS1]

@@mattk8810 He's not a horrible parent for not shielding her from her poor life choices. He probably gave her the tools one needs in life to survive but she chose to either not use them or misuse them, hoping Daddy would pull her fat from the fire. Parents aren't here to be their child's friend. They're here to parent their children and sometimes when parenting one's child (even if they're adult children, you still are their parent), you have to let them swing for their own poor choices. Parenting is praise but it's also discipline. I'm glad this man chose to arrest his daughter so she could face her consequences. He probably protected his grandchildren with that.

[@latichina5]

As a parent he’s actually helping his daughter. Tough decision but you have to lead by example.

[@solutionxero]

no he isnt, she probably has a felony now instead of talking to her. he just set up a drug buy

[@matthewryan9238]

@@solutionxero probably lol? She definitely getting felony charges & ain’t no other person earned that punishment besides her. She’s a loser, you’re sounding like one too.

[@johnnyringo4899]

@@solutionxero please dont have any kids

[@LauraS1]

@@solutionxero No, he's helping her. It's "tough love" and he's probably been dealing with her poor choices for quite some time now. He also has to consider protecting HER children now instead of her if she's a lost cause. Choices and actions have consequences, even for the children of law enforcement. I'd say he's been pretty fair overall. I hope she gets the help she needs getting off drugs. Addiction is no joke. I get that drugs are fun and all while you are still able to control them but once they start controlling you, it's very hard to pull yourself away from that without a lot of help. She has a chance at that now.

[@loonyspoonie3655]

@@solutionxero If she has no previous record, she can apply for diversion, or plead the charge down. He knows exactly what he’s doing, and yes, he IS helping her.

[@amykendall3936]

What a strong man bless him what a bloody horrible situation for him.xxx

[@ashleydaniel3215]

Tough love is tough on the whole family, kudos to this father

[@littlepookie7976]

He has done his grandchildren a great service, possibly saving their lives from this addiction. Throw the book at her. She knows what she is doing and didn't care as she betrayed the trust of all those that trusted her.

[@annabellethedoll]

I completely agree

[@JillianVSJill]

Guess what that’s not gonna happen

[@ladypinkbagsetc.9116]

Beautifully said!

[@Redeemed.of.YHVH.thru.Christ]

@little pookie, she is a human being, who is fallible, just like the rest of us. She messed up, and now she has to endure the negative consequences of her illegal acts, and hopefully while she’s serving her sentence for the crimes she committed, she will hear the gospel of Christ and understand there is a God who forgives us imperfect, fallible humans. His name is YHVH, and He made Himself manifest to the world when He became incarnate in the Lord Jesus Christ, the visible image of the invisible God, Colossians 1:15. I pray for the Holy Spirit to have mercy upon her, and convict her of her sins, so that she repents and turns to Christ and receives Him as her Lord and Savior. Jesus Christ is the only one who can transform the ungodly into the godly, because only God can give us a new heart and a renewed mind, that transforms us from within. When we are regenerated through faith in Christ, God puts new desires in our heart, and He takes away our desires for sinful things. A regenerated Christian will bear fruits of the work of God’s Holy Spirit in transforming them day by day to be more like Christ, and to have the same mercy and kindness towards our fellow man as our Lord Jesus Christ has towards us. I pray for God’s mercy upon others, because I know how much I need His mercy as well. It’s the knowledge of how far I fall short of God’s sinless perfection that caused me to realize how much I needed Jesus Christ as my Savior, for Him to take the wr@th for my sins, and by faith He clothes me in His righteousness, the righteousness of God that does not come by keeping the Law, but only by faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and His resurrection the 3rd day. Jesus Christ paid it all, He paid for our pardon from sin with His precious bIood, the bIood of God, on the cross. Our Heavenly Father YHVH has given us only one way to be reconciled to Him, and that’s through His visible image, His Son, Jesus Christ, and believing on the shed bIood of Christ as the full atonement for our sins, receiving God’s mercy, forgiveness, and indwelling Holy Spirit, by faith. If we want God to have mercy upon us for all the wrongs we have done in life, then we should desire Him to have that same mercy and grace He’s shown us upon other sinners who are still lost. Salvation is a gift from YHVH, and it can’t be earned by any works, because our flesh is fallen, which means all our works of the flesh are fallen too. Imperfect humans can’t be justified by the Law, because God demands sinless perfection in keeping the Law, and fallen beings can’t do any works to earn salvation, because the work of redemption was finished on the cross. If we believe on Jesus Christ as our Savior, then we also believe that our sins were judged on the cross of Christ, and Christ’s resurrection the 3rd day showed the Father has accepted the sinless bIood of Christ as the atonement for the sins of all who believe on Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and we have been reconciled back to our Heavenly Father from the moment we believe on Christ as our Savior. We should desire the same mercy for all.

[@littlepookie7976]

Forgiveness is not an orphan. Using your words in order---- "repent, regenerate, renewed, reconciled, redemptive work, resurrection", I add "RECOVER... ". She must REPENT and ask for Forgiveness. Father shows mercy to HIS children...

[@rebeccacombs8781]

At least he's honest

[@rasheeda1303]

Dad out here breaking cycles✌

[@georgiannmartinez8547]

Hope everything works out for them, that's really sad.

[@sadlad2005]

Definitely need more cops like this. Very outspoken man. His motto of lead by example is spot on. Hoping the daughter sees the light at the end of the tunnel and turns her life around.

[@puffandpass7438]

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY ARRESTED HIS DAUGHTER NOW HE'S A GREAT COP NOBODY GETS A PASS FROM HIM NOT EVEN HIS DAUGHTER

[@yusefalmutawakil3325]

We need a president like that matter fact this guy should run for president I’d vote for him in a heartbeat

[@jeremiahjenkins4098]

Not all cops are bad

[@puffandpass7438]

@@jeremiahjenkins4098 yea I know my brother

[@geraldinalagos]

Back in my natal Honduras, where I come from, my LTC, kept his youngest son in a room that he was the only one with the key to it. He received his food through a little window with a wrought iron grid. He sneaked at night to attend a party and he was fourteen years old.

[@Coolcarting]

@@yusefalmutawakil3325 Why would you vote for him? What would be the biggest change he would bring to your country?

[@cyclicvibrations4420]

Much respect Sherrif. I hope things work out for your daughter in a constructive way. God bless

[@jpprophete1988]

Showing tough love. I love it.

[@cricketlovely8541]

God bless you Sheriff. I am so incredibly sorry that you and your family are going through this. Parenting is not easy and difficult decisions are to be made. Your fellow neighbors appreciate the honor you showed to you fellow officers, your daughter and family as well as the world. Thank you and God bless you. ❤️🕊️☮️

[@billswing1445]

We need more men like this in the world to protect the innocent ones. This man does the job he's supposed to do for the people

[@ristyanyesf7327]

Regardless of how he feels or what he thinks, yes.

[@jackhammer7824]

Just because it's your job doesn't guarantee your personal life is not going To be filled with surprises and challenges. Obviously if he had no clue about his own daughters lifestyle and True realities, he's out of touch. Sensitivity Issues I'm afraid not addressed.

[@prodogtwodogman3857]

We need no one fighting a losing war on a drug that killed 15,000 people last year. Sugar killed millions, tobacco half a million alcohol 70,000. 28 million children in this country live with an alcoholic. Fighting drugs only succeeds in increasing profits for cartels.

[@jlorde8838]

@@jackhammer7824 wow heavy assessment with zero facts on their personal relationship. You are a cop hater, it's obvious.

[@TLeeDestiny]

You need to watch Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County Florida. He doesn't play and holds his department accountable.

[@jemsopp7125]

It’s frustrating & heartbreaking that some people are judging this man as a parent based on his daughter’s decision. Good parents have kids that struggle with addiction too.

[@axx012]

Some people never realize that folks are responsible for their own actions. I fussed at someone who was still blaming the parents of two GROWN men involved in a shooting. I said, " how old do people have to be before you hold them accountable for their own actions" of course he failed to respond back.

[@dinahk4873]

Amen...Amen

[@spe3173]

His a horrible parent, he cares more about his pride than his daughter.

[@richardjones4662]

​@@spe3173 , on the contrary, he's a great parent. And I'm guessing she knew what would happen if he found her trafficking drugs. Meth destroys the body (and the brain). I have no sympathy for someone dealing this drug. Sounds like you're a drug dealer (or someone who needs a drug dealer).

[@spe3173]

@@richardjones4662 Nah, not a drug dealer. Just a good father, who would die before ever putting my daughter in harm's way, no matter what she did.

[@littleorange6361]

How could someone break their parents' heart like this? And her kids...

[@TripNWithRed]

I cant imagine how heart breaking this would be. I admire his strength for doing the right thing no matter who it is. It had to be the hardest thing ever.

[@chrisszuch9482]

RESPECT for this MAN

[@maryannthorpe286]

That is the true meaning of tough love. My heart goes out to you !

[@tracyvieting305]

I can’t even imagine how he feels.

[@willskywalk]

when the call comes from inside the house.. tragic

[@arthurbb8937]

I'm shocked actually. Many parents, mostly mothers, tend to shelter, enable and cater to their children. Even if they do something outrageous. This might actually help save her life instead of doing what feels good to you emotionally. Good job pop.

[@lisatirkot7210]

Ok woman hater .

[@mlee6842]

Addiction is a disease like cancer, arthritis or any other chronic long-term disease. Have to always be dealing with it....or it deals with you. My Sympathies. Be brave.

[@bs4real]

Sexist much? Maybe if you MALES( note: I didn't say men) would step up and take care of the brats you make and or keep it in your pants,we wouldn't have to deal with this!!!

[@Quagigitymire]

My mother never sheltered, enabled, nor coddled me even as a small child. She just wasn't that kind of person. She would however never turn me or any of my siblings in, This is entirely due to her first hand experience with police and their capacity to manipulate situations, manufacture charges, and basically act with impunity and without accountability, not because she's an evil person of even anti-police. When a small town sheriff and 4 deputies kick down your front door at 4am with a warrant for my mother over, and I swear on my very soul I am not lying here, unreturned library books, because my mother didn't want to testify in a domestic violence case between my neighbors it has a lasting impression on those being victimized and even her kids watching it happen.

[@arawilson]

More mothers raise their kids, so there's that.

[@roberthollingsworth8940]

At least he's not a hypocrite.

[@squirrelcovers6340]

He's one in a million.

[@kenneth9874]

He's a good man of good character, that's almost a unicorn these days

[@Taskmaster0696]

My community 🙏🏾 can take alot of notes from this guy

[@SandiGordonCoaching]

How sad! That must have been really hard.

[@cemeterrihaynes4435]

This man is one in a million! Talk about integrity!

[@squirrelcovers6340]

She never thought SHE'D get caught 😂😂😂

[@draculastraphouse6637]

Her in her head: my dad IS the law! I can't be touched. Gets arrested by her dad 🤡

[@rashodlewis2918]

@@draculastraphouse6637 🤣😂😂

[@johnwattdotca]

Meth-heads live to steal and not get caught. That's always happening, one way or another.

[@tamarapeterson1844]

Cop kids never think it applies to them. He could not tell the signs of his daughter being a meth head?

[@branflakee4257]

Anybody that has ever lived in a small town knows that this would normally would have been swept under the rug. Props to the sheriff for changing that outcome

[@leighhoppins9273]

This is the definition of” I don’t care how great of a dad you are I’m going to make my own Choices and I don’t care if they’re bad ones” So yeah and that’s is completely disgusting and disgraceful,

[@ezernachon4954]

Salute and Good Job Sir!! No one is above the law

[@miapdx503]

He did the right thing! He may have saved her life...

[@Nola50]

And other's

[@Thvndar]

yeah, because everyone who go to jail gets clean and sober

[@Nola50]

@@Thvndar that's not what they said. You're putting words in their mouth

[@dannytaveras1521]

Feeling kind of sorry for the man. In some rare cases upbringing it doesn't affect outcome.

[@janinecarson8380]

It’s not that rare.

[@dannytaveras1521]

In some rare cases...

[@tyrellanderson4722]

It's not so rare. Oh noooo.

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

@@janinecarson8380 Agreed.

[@RockyTuxedoFBI]

@Bill Bobson What? She was the environment of a parent that fought his entire career against drugs. Her whole life was the daughter of a sherif. Your argument is invalid.

[@scottabbott8695]

he is an amazing sheriff, father and man.

[@bethsergeff6930]

I’m so sorry

[@marylee4553]

Respect for this Man " He didn't let the fact that the person trafficking drugs was his Daughter stop him from doing his Job Nothing but respect

[@MrMorristhecatp]

he knew what she was doing.

[@ReflectedMiles]

Yes, but it's also Florida, land of extremely low expectations. You can't have some of the worst educational scores in the country and a high crime rate without expecting that law enforcement, and the children of law enforcement, will play at being Florida Man, also.

[@LC-jo7fq]

My father is a retired state trooper.. he would have arrested me if I was dealing drugs, and I would have deserved it!!! Fair is fair

[@angeronalove5799]

My father was military, not police like yours, and he always made it very clear that if he ever caught me with drugs, he would turn me in, and I was on my own. He would have too. He had zero tolerance. I was allowed to make plenty of other stupid decisions to learn my own lessons, but he had no tolerance for drugs.

[@ryandill5356]

When he keeps the bar the same for everyone

[@robs9887]

Honest Man ... We need more like this honest Officer ....

[@averagejoe144]

That is a good man, regardless of judging of him of her decisions. He is in the right and he shouldn’t apologize for anything!

[@haven_lady675]

This is how he shows his love to his daughter by showing her some tough love but at the same time it's just heartbreaking. I'm happy he's not one of those dirty cops who defended their children.

[@williammcgivney9492]

A CRIMINAL IS A CRIMINAL........

[@janbishop728]

Honest Man. Still 😥😔

[@ellobo1326]

Great integrity. A criminal is still a criminal no matter how closely related. It’s amazing how many hypocrites you see in news stories rationalizing or denying their relative’s crimes.

[@fern7306]

To be fair… Someone addicted to drugs is not a criminal imo

[@ellobo1326]

@@fern7306 Trafficking drugs (so that others may become/stay addicted) is indeed a crime. Hence the ARREST ! Hopefully an addict will clean your house out to fuel their habit. Then we’ll see how bleeding heart you are.

[@shari9721]

@@ellobo1326 instead of hoping that someone gets robbed by an addict to "fuel their habit" in order for that person to become bitter after getting robbed , how about hoping that more money is spent on things like mental health and rehab so that addicts can get the help they need and not rob anyone and to decrease the number of people who do drugs to deal with their issues to begin with and then become addicted ? smdh

[@fern7306]

@@shari9721 this elderly father also publicly shamed her and gave her an arrest record. That’s not helpful… The opposite in fact. Not to mention the hurt of A father turning on his daughter. 😣 She will never forgive

[@ellobo1326]

@@shari9721 You hope what you wanna hope and I’ll do the same.

[@nancychace8619]

This could not have been an easy thing to go through. Much respect for him. He did the right thing. Hope his daughter gets the help she needs. There are no easy answers or shortcuts for America's drug problems. It's not just a legal issue but a medical one as well. Hope things imorove for this family.

[@badmonkey2222]

Oh she will, this story will fade away and he'll make sure that she gets in a rehab or something and we'll go to prison for twenty years like anybody else would for the same crime guarantee you she gets out of it.

[@mlee6842]

Amen!

[@thetruepatriot7733]

If she was trafficking she may not have been using... a lot of traffickers sell and don't use (which makes it worse). Those traffickers exploit people with addictions for their own financial gain..

[@Lemuel928]

He did stop his own crime that was unwillingly committed.

[@arlenashallow6014]

You are my hero. It's ain't easy but you you stand tall

[@AlyssaAiriena]

Heartbreaking

[@gwenjones667]

I know the pain this man is going through...congratulations on doing what broke your heart ❤️

[@lynnebarrett9912]

TRUE parental love. I ache for him.

[@orangesoda5472]

Haha, I'm not surprised. I'm not laughing at what she does but the fact her father arrested her.

[@tahcria]

@@lynnebarrett9912 I would imagine this was the worst day of his life. Just horrible. Hopefully she can get clean of that horror show called meth.

[@bitwright3705]

This Sherrif is a good one!!!!!

[@buggiesmama11]

I truly appreciate him not being lenient in regards to his own child, even with as heartbreaking as that must've been for him!!

[@socialmedia2674]

don't be too quick to jump to conclusion. like father like daughter. they are both drug dealers. don't be fooled by the "arrest"

[@parisinthe30sx]

@@socialmedia2674 that's slander. You should be ashamed of yourself. Do you really have nothing better to do with your time than troll youtube?

[@socialmedia2674]

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[@missburnett3069]

Appreciate the honesty

[@jennoury249]

What a good sheriff and dad!

[@superchick4994]

I admire him for his dedication and earnestness in his job. He stood up even when it hurt and that is honorable. ❤️ this story.

[@aprilrawls5162]

Absolutely correct!

[@d.fattyadams1313]

How sad is this for this father? May everyone be delivered from the scourge of meth addiction.

[@wayneduncan36]

He’s a sorry mf take his daughter to jail

[@WalkingRoscoe]

Amen!! In the NAME above all names.

[@larryvarner3444]

Tough Love. God Bless Him.

[@sharonstanley5054]

So sorry for the Sheriff. God bless him and help him.

[@BillyAlabama]

This is a man of strong, solid, and principled character. I applaud him. I hate that it impacts everyone in his family.

[@emilyfeagin2673]

My heart breaks for him. That had to be difficult As a parent you do the best you can. Nobody wants that for their child

[@malaya8072]

Thank you sir for upholding your principles and being a good role model. So many lives ruined and families destroyed by meth in my country. I hope your daughter gets enlightenment. Much respect from Philippines.

[@eleventy-seven]

A Great tough love father and Great Lawman

[@leroyhanna8670]

Just one word respect we need more public officials like you

[@rebeprice4400]

And parents stop enabling these monsters

[@coreenaburke5378]

Yes we do!!!!!

[@TheGoonSquadd]

He’s handling the shame of his daughters actions really well. He is so honorable !!

[@TruthandJusticeChannel]

Nobody is exempt. Sad 😢 I feel for him.

[@johnmorganjr769]

I feel your pain, rampant, no one is immune, 🙏

[@riri-tu5oi]

So much respect for the sheriff. Doing the right thing even though it’s his daughter. This way she will actually get help, good man he is.

[@MAG320]

If it means arresting your own family members to stop the corruption, trade & voilence... then it has to be done. Integrity & honesty goes a long way.

[@dwaynemartin362]

That is heart breaking. But he is doing his job serving and protecting.

[@Lucelife]

I can’t commend this man enough. Very honorable sheriff. Well done, no one is exempt. He’s a great dad too it’s not his fault 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾