Florida Deputy Resigns After Misconduct Probe Involving Flock Surveillance and Gun Video

Michael Fultz, a 24-year-old deputy who was named Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Year in March, resigned after the agency began investigating what it described as “egregious misconduct,” according to reporting cited by Boing Boing. The allegations included filming himself placing a service handgun in his former girlfriend’s mouth, using racial slurs, making a Nazi salute and conducting inappropriate video calls while in uniform and inside a patrol vehicle. Reports also said Fultz used the Flock network of surveillance cameras to track a woman. His resignation came as the internal probe was underway and reportedly prevented the department from firing him. In a statement to News 6, Fultz apologized to the sheriff’s office, his former colleagues, his family and Brevard County residents. He said he had made poor decisions in both his personal and professional life and accepted responsibility for the actions that were his. The deputy’s traffic record was another part of the scrutiny. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joshua Provencher reportedly recorded Fultz traveling at 111 mph on U.S. 192 near Melbourne. Rather than being arrested under Florida’s Dangerous Excessive Speeding Act, commonly called the “Super Speeder” law, Fultz received a $155 civil citation. That law allows officers to arrest drivers traveling at least 100 mph when the driving threatens people or property. A first conviction can carry up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine, according to the source material. A video of the stop obtained by News 6 reportedly captured Provencher telling Fultz he would not take him to jail and acknowledging their familiarity. Reports also said Fultz had been stopped twice by Melbourne police over a concealed license plate and was not ticketed either time. He allegedly failed to report those stops as required by department policy. Fultz’s award had been presented at a March 2026 ceremony for his role in the fatal shooting of Tyler Patterson, described in the source material as a suicidal man carrying a knife. He resigned about six weeks after that ceremony.