HCSO sergeant arrested after argument over parking spot in Manatee County: Authorities

A sergeant with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was placed on administrative leave after he was arrested Sunday. 

Officials with the sheriff's office said their sergeant, 52-year-old Brendan Fitzgerald, was arrested in Manatee County after an argument over a parking spot. 

The Bradenton Beach Police Department said they responded to the incident and said Fitzgerald refused to comply with the officer's investigation.

Fitzgerald was taken into custody on an obstruction without violence charge by the Bradenton Beach Police Department, HCSO said. 

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