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WEBVTT WPBF 25 NEWS.TIFFANY: THIS ALL HAPPENEDTUESDAY ON FOREST HILL BOULEVARDIN WELLINGTON.AS TERRI PARKER TELLS US IT'STHE BIKER WHO'S BEING ACCUSED OFPUTTING THE PUBLIC IN DANGER.REPORTER: CERTTAINLY UNUSUAL, ANOFF DUTY DEPUTY JUMPS OUT OF HISCAR, PULLS OUT HIS GUN AIMS ITAT A MTOORCYLCE RIDER AND ITSALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO THIS IS BIKER CAM A GO PROSTRAPPED TO ADRIAN MITCHELLSHELMET AS HE SPED TO WORK ONTUESDAY ONCE PASSING A SCHOOLPOLICE OFFICER, AND THEN ENDINGUP AT THIS STOPLIGHT, WHERE ASHE GLANCES AROUND, HE SEES THIAN OFF DUTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY INA MARKED VEHICLE BLOCKS HIM IN,JUMPS OUT.AND COMES FORWARD, GUN IN HAND. HE SAID SHUT IT OFF, SHUT ITOFF OR I'LL AND THEN YOU CAN'TREALLY HEAI THOUGHT THREATENINGAGGRESSION ON HIS FACE SO ITHOUGHT REALLY SCARYMITCHELL PUSHED PAST THE DEPUTYAND TOOK OFF.THE NEXT DAY COMPLAINING TOINTERNAL AFFAIRS AND SPARKING ANINVESTIGATION HOWEVER THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYSDEPUTY DARREN CURCI SAW MITCHELLSPEEDING AT UP TO 65 MPH,WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC,DRIVING BETWEEN CARS ANDGENERALLY ENDANGERING THEPUBLIC.AND THAT CURCI THOUGHT THE BESTWAY TO STOP HIM WAS TO PULL INFRONT.THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS AS HEAPPROACHED THE DRIVER THE DRIVERBEGAN TO REV HIS ENGINE.UNSURE WHAT THE DRIVERSINTENTIONS WERE, D/S CURCI DREWHIS WEAPON POINTING IT DOWN IN ASAFE DIRECTION.MITCHELL SAYS CURCI WAS REACHINGFOR THE GUN BEFORE HE GOT OUT OFHIS TRUCK MITCHELL SAYS HEDIDN'T WANT TO WAIT TO SEE WHATHAPPENED AND HE IS NOW ALSOUNDER INVESTIGATION.

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A Loxahatchee man riding his Kawasaki motorcycle to work Tuesday said he was frightened when an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in a marked vehicle pulled in front of him at a light and jumped out shouting and pointing his gun. Adrian Mitchell was wearing a GoPro camera strapped to his helmet and captured video of the Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy leaping out of the vehicle, wearing shorts and a T-shirt, pulling out a handgun. “He had his gun clear out. It was the first thing he reached for as he got out,” said Mitchell, 26, who works as a barber in Greenacres. Mitchell pushed past the deputy and sped off, explaining he was fearful of being shot and would figure out what was going on later. The Sheriff’s Office released a report Friday that said Deputy Darren Curci observed Mitchell speeding at about 65 mph, weaving in and out of traffic, following too closely, squeezing between traffic and making improper lane changes. “Once the driver came to a stop, D/S Curci felt the best way to approach the driver was to pull his vehicle in plain view. The driver immediately began to back away and try to flee. D/S Curci exited his truck. As he approached the driver the driver began to rev his engine. Unsure what the drivers intentions were, D/S Curci drew his weapon pointing it down in a safe direction. The vehicle driver continued to rev his engine and drove around his vehicle recklessly, turning right on Southern Blvd. He accelerated at a high rate of speed and D/S Curci lost sight of him,” said the report. The Sheriff’s Office said Curci’s actions are under review to see if he violated any polices, and it is also reviewing the video. Mitchell is under investigation on suspicion of several traffic violations.