Police body cameras captured a chaotic brawl in Florida late Saturday night involving up to 60 people that resulted in six arrests, Flaglerlive reported.
Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies and Bunnell Police, who responded to a call of reported disturbances in the area, described a chaotic scene, with one deputy saying that he saw two officers “surrounded and rushed by a large group of individuals” while the officers tried to subdue an individual, according to Flaglerlive. Deputies said the crowd was “verbally and physically aggressive with one another and towards deputies,” and that altercations broke out in several different spots, Flaglerlive reported. (RELATED: End Of Michigan High School Basketball Game Ends In Chaotic Brawl)
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Bunnell Police Chief Dave Brannon said officers responding to the call encountered a woman “in the middle of S Anderson St. yelling and threatening a group of people,” Flaglerlive reported. The woman allegedly causing the disturbance was 41-year-old Andrea Armster, who refused deputies’ orders to get away from the scene and allegedly pushed an officer, according to the outlet.
“She still began to yell at deputies and then further go back and engage in the verbal conflict, further escalating the situation,” a deputy said.
The video shows two deputies restraining Armster and escorting her toward a patrol car. At that moment another person rushes the deputies, taking one of them to the ground and apparently reaching for the weapon of another officer in the scuffle that ensues.
“He tried to grab my gun!” the deputy can be heard saying in the video.
Armster was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and disorderly intoxication, the outlet reported. Because so many people were involved in the melee, authorities recruited assistance from a nearby jail’s corrections officers, according to FOX35.
“Bunnell Police officers were not hurt. Deputies were not seriously hurt,” Sheriff Rick Staly told FOX35. “The message to our community is: We’re not going to tolerate this.”
In the end, four adults, ranging in age from 21 to 42, and two juveniles were arrested, according to FOX35. It is believed that the belligerents were gathered for a party, the outlet reported.