{"id":272334,"date":"2026-05-15T15:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272334\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:14:08","slug":"bodycam-video-shows-moment-florida-deputy-is-stabbed-multiple-times-in-brutal-ambush-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272334\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodycam video shows moment Florida deputy is stabbed multiple times in brutal ambush attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A North Florida deputy is expected to recover after authorities say he was ambushed and stabbed multiple times Wednesday while responding to a suspicious person call. Body camera video released by the sheriff’s office captured the violent confrontation.<\/p>\n

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post<\/a> on Thursday that Deputy Robert Fitch responded around 5 p.m. on May 13 to the city of Dunnellon after reports of a suspicious person.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office said that as Fitch stepped out of his patrol vehicle, 38-year-old Heriberto Medina Marquez immediately attacked him, knocking the deputy to the ground before climbing on top of him and repeatedly stabbing him in the chest.<\/p>\n

“I knew the end result already when I watched the bodycam, but it’s still, my heart rate is up,” Lt. Paul Bloom told CBS affiliate in Orlando WKMG<\/a>. “You feel that emotionally. You feel that tension and that fear, that moment where somebody’s trying to kill you.”<\/p>\n

Deputy’s bulletproof vest credited with saving his life<\/p>\n

Authorities said Fitch’s bulletproof vest likely saved his life.<\/p>\n

“They’re designed to stop bullets, not necessarily knife attacks,” Bloom said. “The fact that his life was spared is a blessing to us.”<\/p>\n

According to investigators, Medina Marquez fled into a nearby wooded area after the stabbing. Deputies said that as Deputy Montalvo arrived on scene, Medina Marquez emerged from the woods and was taken into custody without further incident.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office also said Medina Marquez made threatening remarks after his arrest. While sitting in the back of a patrol vehicle, investigators said he told deputies, “I should have killed you, you know that right.”<\/p>\n

Following interviews and evidence collection, detectives determined Medina Marquez intentionally tried to kill Fitch, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

Medina Marquez was arrested on a charge of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and booked into the Marion County Jail, where he is being held without bond.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office said Fitch suffered minor injuries in the attack and is expected to return to work when he feels ready.<\/p>\n

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