Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Florida Deputy Fired After Security Camera Catches Him Kicking Inmate He Forced To Do Pushups For Giving A Bird Part Of A Cookie

Florida Deputy Fired After Security Camera Catches Him Kicking Inmate He Forced To Do Pushups For Giving A Bird Part Of A Cookie
@CaitMcVey/Twitter

A detention deputy at the Pinellas County Jail in Florida has lost his job after security footage emerged showing him kicking a prisoner who he forced to do push-ups as punishment for giving a bird part of his cookie.


According to Bay News 9, a prisoner, Mario Christo, was working kitchen duty when he saw a bird sitting on a dumpster. He took piece of a cookie from the trash and threw it to the bird.

James Moran, the deputy supervising the prisoners, felt this was a breach of prison rules and ordered Christo to do 50 push-ups.

Christo couldn't finish all 50 push-ups, so Moran swiftly kicked him in the ribs.

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri denounced the deputy's actions to the Orlando Sentinel:

"I'm kind of speechless on it because it is so ridiculous. It is so outside the bounds. It is such misconduct. Anybody and everybody out there knows that we don't treat people this way."
"We don't treat inmates this way. It is so contrary to what we do and the obligation we have regarding the care, custody and control of people."


Gualtieri wanted to make it abundantly clear that the deputy had acted against prison rules:

"It doesn't matter who they are. It doesn't matter where they are. Nobody, nobody deserves to be told 'get on the ground and give me 50' using profanity for simply giving a cookie that's going in the trash to a bird. It's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen."

After the video surfaced, the deputy quickly lost his job.

"And then, then when the guy is clearly exhausted, he walks up and kicks him in the side. People don't need to be treated that way, they shouldn't be treated that way and we're going to take swift and effective action and he's going to be dealt with accordingly."


Christo was serving 364 days in prison for "disorderly conduct and resisting an officer." Though his side hurt for days after the incident, he chose to wait until he was released from prison to file a report for fear of retribution.




Investigators quickly found security footage of the incident.

Moran, who had worked as a detention deputy for six years, was immediately fired and arrested for one count of battery.

The second deputy in the video is also being scrutinized by investigators for witnessing the incident and failing to report it.

Though he's only been caught on video for this single incident, Moran, who's now in police custody, admitted that he's forced inmates to do push-ups as punishment in the past.

Fortunately, it looks like Moran will be on the receiving end of prison punishments in the future.

More from News

Screenshots from Dove's ad featuring transgender women
Dove

'One Million Moms' Calls For Dove Boycott Over Hair Care Ad Featuring Trans Woman

The vehemently transphobic conservative group One Million Moms (OMM)—an arm of the Christian fundamentalist nonprofit American Family Association (AFA)—called for a boycott of Dove products after the company featured a transgender woman in an advertisement for their Damage Therapy Intensive Repair Conditioner.

The ad garnered attention after it was shared by the social media account Libs of TikTok—run by the anti-LGBTQ+ conservative Chaya Raichik—which described the ad as an example of "another woke company trying to erase women."

Keep ReadingShow less
Alyssa Milano; Julian McMahon
Michael Kovac/Elton John AIDS Foundation/Getty Images; Marcus Ingram/The Surfer/Getty Images

Alyssa Milano Shares Poignant Tribute To 'TV Husband' Julian McMahon After His Death At 56

Actor Julian McMahon lost his battle with cancer at the age of 56 earlier this week, and to say that the Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and Fantastic Four actor touched many lives would be an understatement.

When the news of McMahon's passing went public, his Charmed costar and "TV wife" Alyssa Milano came forward and expressed her sadness and condolences on Instagram. The pair were a favorite couple on Charmed, and it was clear from her post that their care for each other extended beyond the screen.

Keep ReadingShow less

People Who Slept With Their Best Friend Describe The Aftermath

When two people have a deep and meaningful friendship, the question might eventually come up of whether or not they could be more. Agreeing that their friendship might deserve more, they might try to date or at least explore physical intimacy.

But crossing that line carries with it consequences, and it's only once the pair crosses that line that they'll find out if crossing it was good or bad.

Keep ReadingShow less
child writing on chalkboard
Leonardo Toshiro Okubo on Unsplash

Bilingual People Explain Which Words They're Surprised Don't Exist In English

According to one report, approximately 3.3 billion people worldwide—43 % of the population—are multilingual, meaning they speak at least two languages. According to the last Census, 21.6% of people in the United States speak more than one language, while in the United Kingdom, the number is 36%.

More multilingual people speak English as a second language than English speakers who have learned another language besides English. Worldwide, people who learned English as a first language rate among the lowest in multilingual rates.

Keep ReadingShow less
Andrew Garfield at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival
Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Andrew Garfield meets fan with wild tweet!

American actor Andrew Garfield had a funny yet awkward reunion with a fan from a viral “Thirst Tweet” featured on Buzzfeed Celeb.

The Thirst Tweet compilation shows celebrities reading a collection of scandalous tweets from fans commenting on their looks, attractiveness, and sex appeal. Blushing stars include James McAvoy, Renee Rapp, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Mackie, and more recently, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem, as they promote F1 the Movie that was released in theaters last week.

Keep ReadingShow less