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Florida Sheriff Apologizes to Blind Man After Deputies Mistook His White Cane for a Gun and Arrested Him

March 5, 2025December 12, 2022 by Grace Stevens

[ED: See our original post including bodycam video of this incident here.] A Florida sheriff apologized this week after a legally blind man was arrested when deputies mistook his walking cane for a gun. Deputy Jayme Gohde and her supervisor [Sgt. Randy Harrison] were suspended after arresting James Hodges, of Lake City on Oct. 31 … Read more

Florida Cop Arrests a Blind Man After Mistaking His White Cane for a Gun

March 5, 2025November 8, 2022 by TTAG Contributor

By Lee Williams James Hodges, who is legally blind and cannot drive, was walking home from jury duty in Lake City, Florida one week ago when he was stopped by Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy Jayme Gohdy, because she mistook his collapsible white cane for a pistol. A video of their encounter was captured by Deputy … Read more

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