Sheriff: Body cam video shows deputy dragged 100 yards by suspect in Seminole County, Florida

A traffic stop that started with a conversation about tinted windows ended with a deputy being dragged around 100 yards near Interstate 4. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that one of its deputies pulled over a man and put a meter on the vehicle’s window to show tinted window requirements. Sheriff Dennis Lemma said during a news conference that it was a “routine conversation“ and “everything seemed to be going just fine.“ The man was later identified as Rocky Rudolph Jr., 38, of Apopka. Then, the sheriff said, the deputy said he smelled “an apparent odor of marijuana“ coming from the vehicle and asked Rudolph if he had a medical marijuana card. When Rudolph said no, the deputy asked Rudolph to turn off the vehicle while requesting backup. The sheriff said Rudolph became more aggressive, combative and refused to turn off his vehicle. Eventually, the deputy said Rudolph was yelling and put the vehicle in drive, pulling the deput