Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM ET
Oct 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM ET
Former Pasco Juvenile Detention Officer Arrested
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Thomas Wayne Black, a former officer at the Pasco Juvenile Detention Center, was arrested on charges including two counts of sexual battery involving a victim ages 12 to 17 and one count of interference with custody. Authorities allege he picked up the runaway minor in St. Petersburg after her release and took her to his Wesley Chapel home.
WHO: Thomas Wayne Black, former Pasco Juvenile Detention Center officer; the minor victim
WHAT: Black was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual battery involving a victim ages 12 to 17 and one count of interference with custody.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026
WHERE: Pasco County, Florida
WHY: The arrest followed allegations that Black sexually assaulted a minor after her release from the detention facility.
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