Event Brief
HCSO deputy arrested for DUI after traffic stop
Filed: May 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Hillsborough deputy Richard Michael Garcia arrested for DUI and refusal to submit to testing after a Citrus Park stop.
WHO: Richard Michael Garcia, 32, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy
WHAT: Arrested on DUI and refusal-to-submit-to-testing charges after a traffic stop
WHEN: May 31, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
WHERE: Citrus Park (near Gunn Highway and Normandie Road), Hillsborough County, Florida
WHY: Deputies reported signs of impairment; Garcia refused field sobriety tests and breath samples.
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