According to the Tampa Police Department, an officer was fired after an internal investigation determined that he "applied an unauthorized use of deadly force" while trying to make an arrest in April.

Officials say Michael Scaglione and another officer responded to a home in the 8000 block of North 10th St. for the report of a domestic battery on April 12, 2024.

When the officers tried to take the defendant into custody, the defendant resisted arrest, and they tried to control the defendant's arm, according to the police department. TPD says the defendant refused to place his hands behind his back and pulled away.

As they fell to the ground during the resist, investigators say the body-cam video shows Scaglione placing the victim in a chokehold, causing him to briefly lose consciousness.

Authorities say the use of deadly force was not authorized in this situation and Scaglione failed to document his use of three–four strikes to the head while responding to the defendant's resistance.