'My House Got Blown Up By An AK-47': No Charges For Florida Deputy Who Shot Up Woman's Home

David Edwards
Raw Story
Jan. 28, 2015

A Florida woman said this week that a Florida deputy had received favorable treatment after he shot up her home with an AK-47 because he was a member of law enforcement.

Dawn Bryan told The Tampa Tribune that a neighbor and one of his friends had shot her house several times on Saturday while firing an AK-47 on a nearby property. Bryan found that several rounds had hit her home. One bullet was fired into her 2-year-old daughter’s nursery, shattering the window above the crib.

Bryan contacted law enforcement, who came out to investigate. One of the shooters was identified as neighbor Scott Radford, who is a Hillsborough County firefighter. Hillsborough County sheriff's detention deputy Paul Adee, whose father is sheriff's Maj. Paul Adee, was confirmed to be the second shooter.

But she said that the deputies who investigated the case did not collect any evidence — including an AK-47 round that was still on her porch — and no one was charged.

"They got favorable treatment," Bryan explained. "My house got blown up by an AK 47. I have to tell you, I was hysterical at the time."

Bryan said that deputies escorted Radford to her home to apologize. Radford had told the deputies that the shooters had not been aware that the AK-47 rounds would travel far enough to hit her house.

"He shook my hand and apologized," Bryan recalled. "He admitted he did it. Then the cops look at me and say, 'OK, so, we're good, right?' I asked, 'What about charges?' and the deputy says he called his sergeant and there would be no charges.”

"We're not talking about a BB gun here," she added. "This was an AK 47 that could have struck my children."

Bryan said that Radford promised to pay for the damage that at least nine bullet holes caused to her home, but she’s not holding her breath waiting for a check.

"I don't think I'm going to see squat," she insisted. "I'm a single mother. I don't have money to pay for this. They were completely reckless."

Hillsborough County sheriff’s office spokesperson Debbie Carter declined to discuss the details of the case, but said that charges were still possible.

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