A 37-year-old Davenport man was tased and taken into custody Monday afternoon after deputies say he threatened to kill family members, threatened suicide by cop, and then fought with the deputies who came to find him. Maxwell James Murrain was located walking in the Florida Pines neighborhood off U.S. 27 before the confrontation escalated, ending with him bleeding from an arm injury and in possession of a knife.
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
, the Sheriff's Office was informed around 1:30 p.m. Monday that Murrain was threatening to kill family members and had also threatened suicide by cop if deputies showed up. Deputies found him walking in Florida Pines a short time later and asked to speak with him, seeking to pat him down for weapons as a precaution.
Murrain Refused Commands, Then Fought Deputies
Murrain refused the weapons pat-down and ignored multiple commands to cooperate, the sheriff's post states. When deputies attempted to detain him, he fought back. The struggle ended with deputies finding him bleeding from a laceration on his arm and carrying a knife; they used a Taser to subdue him and took the weapon away.
Following the confrontation, deputies took Murrain to a hospital for treatment before transferring him to the Sheriff's Office processing center. The sheriff's post also noted that Murrain had given deputies a false name during the encounter. Importantly, the Sheriff's Office said Murrain's family members were safe throughout the incident.
Charges Listed By Sheriff Conflict With Inmate Profile
Per the sheriff's post, Murrain was charged with three counts of resisting with violence, each a third-degree felony; three counts of resisting without violence, each a first-degree misdemeanor; battery on a law enforcement officer, a third-degree felony; and providing a false ID to law enforcement, a first-degree misdemeanor. However, Murrain's listing in the Polk County Sheriff's Office inmate profile states that the inmate has no charges, a discrepancy that remains unresolved based on available records.
The inmate profile also includes the standard caution that an arrest does not mean a person has been convicted of a crime. Florida law separately defines the offenses referenced in the sheriff's post: Florida Statutes Section 843.01 covers resisting an officer with violence, while Section 843.02 addresses resisting an officer without violence. A separate provision in Chapter 784 of the state's statutes addresses assault or battery of law enforcement officers, including reclassification of offenses and minimum sentences.
