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McDavid Man Charged With Aggravated Assault, Battery On Sheriff’s Deputies
April 12, 2022
A McDavid man is accused of the aggravated assault and the battery of two Escambia County sheriff’s deputies.
David Bruce Christ, 32, was charged with battery, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer and two counts of resisting an officer with violence.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance in the 3500 block of North Pine Barren Road where Christ had allegedly head-butted his girlfriend and injured her nose.
As a deputy attempted to detain Christ, he tensed and pulled away, according to an arrest report. As two deputies struggled with Christ on the ground, he placed his hands under his body. A deputy attempted to use a collapsible baton to pry Christ’s right arm from under his body. As the suspect continued to “fight and roll”, the deputy lost grip on the baton.
Christ managed to get to his hands and knees, grabbed the collapsible baton and threatened, “do you want me to hit you with this”, the report states. As Christ continued to ignore commands and turned toward a deputy, the deputy fired his Taser and pulled the trigger about four times. The Taser had little to no effect on Christ, likely because of a jacket he was wearing, the arrest report continues.
Other deputies arrived on scene and assisted in taking Christ into custody. After he was placed in a deputy’s vehicle, he was “temporarily” hobbled after he began violently kicking the door, the report states.
One deputy suffered an abrasion to a finger and chin, and another was kicked in his chest, according to the ECSO.
The victim told deputies she told Christ that their relationship was over, and that’s when he head-butted her face. Several other people were present at the home at the time of the incident, including a seven-year old child.
Later at the jail, Christ stated the victim had head-butted him, and he “expressed his disapproval” about how he was arrest, the report continues.
Christ remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $42,000.
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7 Responses to “McDavid Man Charged With Aggravated Assault, Battery On Sheriff’s Deputies”
There are bond guidelines that are set by the Chief Circuit Judge that an arresting officer is required to follow based on the level of and number of each charge(s) that the person is being arrested for. The guidelines are to be followed unless the arresting officer calls the on duty judge and explains why they want to exceed the guidelines. If the person arrested can not make the bond set by the arresting officer, they go to first appearance before a judge. If the judge finds probable cause for the arrest they can increase/decrease the bond amount and set other restrictions of bond. If the judge finds there is no probable cause for the arrest, the arrestee is released. Bond is intended to ensure the arrestee’s appearance at future court dates. The judge at first appearance can hold the arrestee without bond, based on a number of factors of law. If the arrestee was arrested for homicide or another crime of violence, the judge can order they be held without bond. If the arrestee was arrested for possession of 300 pounds of Fentanyl or another dangerous drug, the judge can order they be held without bond. There are many charges that the judge can order the arrestee to be held with high or no bond. An arrestee can petition the court for a bond reduction hearing to lower their bond, even if held on no bond. Sometimes this backfires as further investigation may have resulted in additional evidence that can be presented by the State’s Attorney. Judge’s most often deny bond based on the arrestee being a flight risk or them being a substantial danger to the community.
There is a schedule the jail uses for everyone to determine bond. They simply look up the charges to determine bail amount. Some charges do not allow bond the day you get arrested and you must go before a judge the next day to see if you get a bond. The jail does not make up bonds out of thin air.
@Ohyouknow, Bail is not set by the cops. That’s why you can’t get Bail until you see the judge.
area resident, i believe bail is set by the arresting officer at the time of arrest, not a judge, at a hearing the judge may set bail accordingly.
Area Resident…
Well, pretty sure that this bond is higher because he assaulted LE officers! I personally think the bond should be higher on both of these for the domestic violence, with a significant amount added to this one for resisting and assaulting the officers. Even if they got it wrong, and he did not head butt her he still was aggressive and knowingly assaulted the officers! But hey, that’s just my opinion.
@area resident “Bail not consistent. Why was this person’s bail set at $42,000 and yesterdays domestic disturbance perp’s set at $11,000?”
Exactly what I was thinking…
Bail not consistent. Why was this person’s bail set at $42,000 and yesterdays domestic disturbance perp’s set at $11,000? Can NE.com show the judges in these cases so that we know how to vote come November?