Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel
6:36 p.m. EST, December 7, 2009
A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy was arrested Monday for assaulting a man at gunpoint who was having sex with her daughter in the deputy’s Belle Glade home.
Dorethea Collier, 48, was charged with false imprisonment, aggravated assault and battery for the Nov. 2 incident. She was arrested following a review by the State Attorney’s Office, said Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera.
When Collier arrived home, Larry Butler, 19, of Pahokee, hid in the closet while Collier’s daughter, Uzuri Collier, 20, held her bedroom door shut.
But Dorethea Collier barged in and found her daughter partially clothed and a naked Butler in the closet.
The uniformed deputy punched Butler three or four times and then pointed her gun at him, handcuffed him and ordered him to his knees.
Her daughter begged her not to shoot Butler. Dorethea Collier also threatened to send Butler to jail for raping her daughter.
SunSentinel: Deputy arrested for pointing gun at man having sex with her daughter
