- April 28, 2024
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A petition for protection from domestic violence against Brandon Fiveash, a deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, has been dropped.
Fiveash’s weapons and Sheriff’s Office vehicle have been returned to him. They were taken from him after Fiveash’s former girlfriend claimed that Fiveash was physically abusive to her and their daughter, in a petition for injunction for protection against domestic violence she filed May 29.
After the woman filed the petition, a judge granted a temporary injunction for protection against Fiveash, which required that he have no access to weapons. In response, the Sheriff’s Office reassigned Fiveash from road patrol to administrative duties and took his weapons.
The woman agreed to dismiss the petition during a hearing Friday, and the two will instead negotiate the shared custody of their child through a family law case. The temporary injunction for protection from domestic violence against Fiveash was also terminated.
Although Fiveash’s weapons, both personal and agency-issued, have been returned to him, he still remains on administrative duties with the Sheriff’s Office, said Lt. Bob Weber, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office. He will continue to work in that capacity pending the completion of an investigation into the allegations by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
When the investigation is complete, it will be reviewed by the State Attorney’s Office, which would then decide whether to press charges against Fiveash.
Fiveash declined to comment after the hearing Friday. His attorney, Katrina Muse, said she felt that the outcome of the case was best for all parties involved, and that the matter would be more appropriately handled in the realm of family law.
