EDGEWATER, Fla. — An off-duty Volusia County deputy was stabbed while intervening in a fight between a man and his girlfriend who set his house on fire Saturday afternoon, the Edgewater Police Department said.
The man got into a fight with his girlfriend, Brittany Bonin, at a house on the 3300 block of Pine Tree Drive before, police said, he ran to the nearby home of Captain Cliff Williams, the off-duty deputy, to seek assistance.
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Bonin followed the man to the deputy's home and tried to attack him—but not before setting the man's house on fire, police said.
Williams, a 25-year veteran of VCSO and a former Marine, tried to shield the man from Bonin's attack and was stabbed in the process, police said.
“It just goes to show you are never truly off duty,” said Sheriff Mike Chitwood. “He took a knife wound that was meant for someone else because his instinct was to step in as a protector.
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Williams was taken to Florida Hospital in New Smyrna Beach with injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.
Edgewater Fire Rescue was able to extinguish the home.
Police took Bonin into custody and charged her with battery on a law enforcement officer, according to a news release.
Edgewater PD: Deputy stabbed while trying to intervene in a fight. Injuries are not life threatening
— Mike Springer WFTV (@mspringerwftv) October 21, 2017
Edgewater PD:man gets into fight w/gf. Man runs to nearby deputy’s home. Woman comes to deputy’s home & tries to attack bf; deputy steps in & is stabbed. Woman sets home on fire before running off
— Mike Springer WFTV (@mspringerwftv) October 21, 2017
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