Bay County, Florida Sheriff Tommy Ford has suspended Steven Daniel House without pay after he was arrested yesterday by the Florida Highway Patrol.
House, age 32, was employed as a deputy at the Bay County, Florida Sheriff’s Office.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol were called to the scene of a vehicle crash and altercation yesterday on Ivydell Road in Fountain.
The FHP arrived first and encountered House.
House, intoxicated, had driven his vehicle into a ditch and was sitting next to his vehicle holding a 3-year-old child.
He was arguing with neighbors that had responded to offer him assistance after the crash.
House was also belligerent and resistant to the trooper that responded to the scene.
Steven Daniel House was arrested and taken to the Bay County Jail.
The Florida Highway Patrol and the BCSO are conducting a joint criminal investigation.
“I am very disappointed at the conduct of Steven House,” Sheriff Ford said. “He was arrested and will be treated the same as anyone else exhibiting the same behavior.”
Sheriff Ford placed House on suspension without pay preceding termination.
