Kevin Beary was Sheriff 1993-2009 of Orange County, Florida, United States, heading the Orange County Sheriff's Office, one of the largest law enforcement bodies in the Southeastern United States... (wikipedia)
Our negotiators met all of Petron's requests, ... Petron talked to his fiancee, his attorney, his son. He was provided access to the media through a taped statement.
Our No. 1 priority throughout this crisis was to secure the release of all parties involved,
We're dealing with somebody that's demonstrated he's very violent,
We're dealing with somebody that's demonstrated he's very violent, ... It's a very tense situation.
Why was he on the street when he critically hurt one of my deputies? ... I want to know why the system has failed again.
There are no indications to prove that the gifts the sheriff received influenced or were intended to influence the Orange County Sheriff's Office in procuring products or services.
We don't know, and that's why we've got to investigate it,
We're going to make sure that everything is nice and tidy in central Florida, ... We're taking care of business here.
We want a peaceful solution; it's very tense, ... We don't want anybody hurt.
We did all we could to bring this to a peaceful solution,
All we know is he's heavily armed; he's got at least some handguns and possibly a rifle.
He's not watching television, 'cause we've done some things so he can't watch television.
the location being kept in the strictest confidence.