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Fired Hillsborough Deputy Remains Certified For Job

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By MIKE WELLS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 19, 2007

TAMPA - Former Hillsborough County Deputy Daniel Brock may have lost his job, but he gets to keep his certification as a Florida law enforcement officer.

A review by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Criminal Justice Standards and Training Division has exonerated him of allegations that he falsified records and possibly jailed innocent drivers on DUI charges, said Brock's attorney, Jeffrey Blau.

Brock, who was the sheriff's top deputy for making DUI arrests, was fired in May after an internal affairs investigation showed he might have arrested people without following the agency's procedures.

In a letter dated Nov. 14, FDLE sent the sheriff's office notice of its findings. The agency said it found the alleged misconduct either did not meet the state's criteria for disciplinary action or it could not be proved.

Brock received a copy on Dec. 10, Blau said. His client since has moved to Tennessee, where he works for the Transportation Safety Administration.

"He's a good law enforcement officer," Blau said Wednesday. "This in many ways exonerates him of the allegations of criminal misconduct. He was pleased at being exonerated and vindicated for the filing of and falsifying of records."

Reporter Mike Wells can be reached at (813) 259-7839 or mwells@tampatrib.com.

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