![]() I have expressed great remorse to the Mayor, and I apologize to the residents of Tampa who have a reasonable expectation of better judgment from their chief of police. I have personally called the Pinellas County Sheriff offering to pay for any potential citation. I knew my conversation was on video, and my motive was not to put the deputy in an uncomfortable position. This was the first time we had exited the golf-cart friendly community in which we own property with this vehicle, prompting the need for a license plate.In hindsight, I realize how my handling of this matter could be viewed as inappropriate, but that was certainly not my intent. O'Connor issued a statement that read: "It was poor judgment on our part to be driving a golf cart on a public roadway without the appropriate tags. I'm hoping that you'll just let us go tonight." O'Connor flashed her badge at the deputy.įrom the video, it appears no citation was issued, ![]() The video shows the deputy identifying himself, telling the couple why he pulled them over. They were stopped by a Deputy Jacoby while riding in a golf cart without a tag. near a home that O' Connor and her husband own in the Oldsmar area. ![]() The incident happened the evening of November 12, just before 7:30 p.m. ![]() It shows her apparently using her position to try to talk her way out of a traffic citation. TAMPA - Police chief Mary O'Connor is apologizing and saying she exercised "poor judgment" following the release of bodycam video from a Pinellas deputy. ![]()
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