Overview
- Deputy Robert Fitch, responding to a suspicious person in Dunnellon on Wednesday, was ambushed as he stepped from his patrol car and stabbed several times in the chest.
- Bodycam video shows the attack within seconds of his arrival, with detectives later recovering two folding knives bearing suspected fresh blood.
- The deputy’s ballistic vest blocked the blows, and officials say he suffered minor injuries and is expected to return to work when ready.
- After fleeing into nearby woods, 38-year-old Heriberto Medina Marquez emerged and was arrested, then was heard saying, "I should have killed you."
- Marquez is jailed without bond on attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, with added counts for giving a false name and resisting without violence.