A man who police say struck a Fort Lauderdale
firefighter-paramedic in the face during a medical call early Thursday
barricaded himself in his apartment for 70 minutes, prompting police to
cordon off a neighborhood.
Darrell Luis Benbow, 37, of the 1400 block of NW 21st St. was present during a medical emergency that involved his girlfriend, police said.
He argued with a Fort
Lauderdale firefighter-paramedic during the call that began at 6:30 a.m.
and struck the responder in the face with an open hand, a complaint
affidavit states.
After police arrived, Benbow stayed in his apartment until police talked him out around 7:40 a.m., according to the report.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Division Chief Robert Bacic said the firefighter-paramedic “is fine. He wasn’t injured.”
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