A detective with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office is on paid administrative leave after a jail inmate accused him of sexual misconduct, officials said.

Detective Sgt. T.J. Brock, 51, was placed on leave after sheriff’s officials learned from the FBI on Friday that a 39-year-old female inmate at the Okeechobee County Jail reported the incident, Undersheriff Noel Stephen said Tuesday.

Stephen said the woman told investigators the incident took place at the sheriff’s office, but Stephen declined to explain how the woman, who had been incarcerated since April on a misdemeanor charge, would have allegedly made her way from the jail to the sheriff’s office.

The undersheriff said ongoing criminal and internal investigations prevented him from discussing the case in detail.

Stephen, however, did say the woman was not raped.

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T.J. Brock

Det. Sgt. T.J. Brock, 51, was placed on leave after sheriff’s officials learned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday that a 39-year-old female inmate at the Okeechobee County jail reported the incident, Undersheriff Noel Stephen said today.

The woman said the incident took place at the sheriff’s office, Stephen said, but declined to explain how the woman, who had been incarcerated since April, made her way from the jail to the sheriff’s office, citing ongoing criminal and internal investigations into the allegations.

But Stephen did say the woman was not raped.

The woman has been transported to another facility while the investigations are underway, Stephen said.

Brock is a 24-year veteran on the force who is assigned to the criminal investigations division, Stephen said.

OKEECHOBEE — A 16-year-old boy was found dead at his Okeechobee County jail cell on Tuesday, his death likely a suicide, officials said.

Shortly before 4:30 p.m., detention deputies found Nelson Brewer hanging by a bed sheet from the top bunk, about five feet from the floor, according to a news release from the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office.

Fire Rescue was called to the scene, but Brewer was pronounced dead soon after its arrival.
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Alejandro Perez

The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force found Alejandro Perez, 45, trying to escape out a window at a home in the 4600 block of Sutton Terrace, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service. (more…)