On each side of his neck is a tattoo of a skull, and across his knuckles he had tattooed the expression, "Hard Luck," with a letter on each knuckle. To Pinellas sheriff's detention Deputy Aaron Simpson, his tattoos are an art form. To his bosses at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, they constitute a violation of the sheriff's uniform and appearance policy. As a result, the six-year veteran was suspended for three days. ...more

July 18, 2008

A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputy has been suspended for three days because of tattoos he got after he was hired, according to a memorandum released today. ...more

July 17, 2008

LARGO - A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office detention deputy was booked into Pinellas County Jail this morning on charges of drunken driving, authorities say. ...more

February 22, 2008