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CO accused of slamming inmate’s head into wall takes plea deal

Charlie Broaderick to surrender law enforcement certificate

By C1 Staff

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — The corrections officer accused of slamming inmate James Duckworth’s head into a wall has accepted a plea deal from the State Attorney’s Office.

According to WESH, a video shows CO Charlie Broaderick slamming Duckworth’s head into a wall hard enough to leave streaks of blood.

Broaderick will surrender his law enforcement certificate in exchange for his charges being dropped. He was charged with battery and malpractice by a jailer after the December 2013 incident.