Pasco deputies: Abused child locked in darkened room set mattress on fire to escape

When investigators responded to a report of a fire, deputies found the room covered in feces and urine. That's when they learned the child had set the mattress on fire in order to escape. According to the sheriff's office, one of the other children in the home slid a pack of matches under the door to the victim.

Off-duty Pasco County deputy arrested for DUI

Cameron Hokanson, 27, a deputy with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office was arrested for driving under the influence Friday evening while he was off duty, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.