A Florida Keys deputy was speeding down the road early Wednesday morning while under the influence, landing him behind bars when his own sheriff\u2019s office pulled him over. Adding to his alleged illegal actions, he also had a child in the car.<\/p>\n
Around 4:30 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office Deputy Jesus Abdiel Rojas Burgos was off-duty in non-law enforcement car zooming down U.S. 1 near Cudjoe Key with a child in the car, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear what speed Rojas Burgos was going or his relationship to the child. When a fellow Monroe Sheriff\u2019s deputy pulled him over, he charged Rojas Burgos with driving while under the influence and child neglect.<\/p>\n
The child was picked up by a friend while the deputy was taken to jail.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am committed to the public hearing about significant incidents in the Sheriff\u2019s Office \u2014 both positive and negative \u2014 from me first,\u201d Monroe Sheriff Rick Ramsay said.<\/p>\n
Rojas Burgos became a Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy in April 2023. His continued employment is in question as authorities say an internal affairs investigation is underway.<\/p>\n
Nearly a year after his start date, he was arrested in March 2024 after a woman accused him of grabbing her at a Key West bar. Officers noted he was \u201chighly intoxicated\u201d and had \u201ca strong odor of alcoholic beverage\u201d emitting from him.<\/p>\n