{"id":85314,"date":"2026-10-18T01:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=85314"},"modified":"2026-10-18T01:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:05:03","slug":"haines-city-police-officer-fired-after-extreme-dui-arrest-in-marked-patrol-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/18\/haines-city-police-officer-fired-after-extreme-dui-arrest-in-marked-patrol-suv\/","title":{"rendered":"Haines City Police Officer Fired After Extreme DUI Arrest in Marked Patrol SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"957b67\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Joseph-Jabar-Everett.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85315 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #957b67; width:286px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 17, 2026, <strong>Joseph Jabar Everett<\/strong>, 29, of Davenport\u2014an officer with the Haines City Police Department\u2014was arrested in Orange County by the Orlando Police Department.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incident Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Charges:<\/strong> Everett was booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of <strong>DUI (Blood\/Breath Alcohol Level of .20 or greater)<\/strong> and <strong>Reckless Driving<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patrol Vehicle:<\/strong> According to police records and photos from the scene, Everett was off-duty at the time of his arrest but was in a clearly marked Haines City Police Department patrol SUV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employment Status:<\/strong> Everett joined the Haines City Police Department in July 2026. 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