On January 9th, 2023, at approximately 2:50 p.m., law enforcement responded to a Florida residence following a domestic battery report where a former sheriff, Kieran Pratt, was accused of assaulting his partner. Under Florida statute 784.03, battery occurs when a person intentionally touches or strikes another against their will. Pratt, leveraging his 20-year law enforcement background, initially denied physical contact, claiming he only argued with his partner. However, the victim's visible neck marks and detailed account of being choked and thrown contradicted Pratt's narrative. Video evidence captured by the victim further exposed Pratt's aggressive actions, undermining his attempt to manipulate the situation. This incident highlights how Pratt's belief in his authority as a former sheriff led him to assume he could evade accountability. My dog. What's What's her name? Kiron, right? Okay. What's So my partner over there for 26 years just put Is the dog Can you put the dog inside? She's not going to put Okay. Okay. What were you saying? My service dog. Okay. Um so he put his hands on me right here. I don't know if you can see the uh 412 and he put me up against the wall and then he uh took my leg and threw me off off the chair and I told him where is he at? I'm right here. Oh, you? Yeah. Okay. Well, do you mind hanging out with him? Why don't you go inside? We'll talk to him and then uh what precipitated all this? Uh we had a big argument last night. I don't know what it was, but uh we've been together for 26 years and we've had arguments before, but last night was um not a big one. What time last night? Uh it was anywhere around 9 10. Okay. You know what it was about? I can't remember, but it was just a lot of arguing and screaming and all that, and I didn't put my hands on, so I went out with a friend of mine today uh to hang out the bar with his dog and my dog, and I just pulled up, came in the house. He came in and I said, "Where are the keys to the car?" Cuz I came from my mother's house. Somebody stay there. And he and then he started videotaping cuz he's coming after me, coming after me. I was like, I ain't doing anything. Just give me the keys to the car. And um What time did you arrive home? This is just before the argument today. Well, yeah, the argument was last night. And then so about 20 minutes ago. Okay. And so when I came out here uh he put his uh hands on my neck and started to you know me and then I I fell sat on the chair right there and then I started to kick and he grabbed one of my legs and pul me and fell on the floor. Do you need to see fire department? Nah. Okay. Lower your shirt a little bit. Do you feel pain right here? Okay. When you said he grabbed your neck, what did what did you feel? It was like this. Okay. What did you feel, though? I mean, feel like it hurt. Okay. I'm I'm a former cop, so you know, I don't. Was he choking you? Is what I'm asking. Yes. Yes. Okay. Can you describe that? Um, it just felt like his hand. more felt. Not felt. It was his hands across my neck like this. I couldn't breathe. Okay. And then that's when I sat down there and then pulled my leg when I was trying to kick him off. Okay. They told me before. Have you he been physical with you before? Yeah. You know what? We've been together for 26 years and I was a cop from Hawaii. And yeah, we we've he's thrown things at me. And when you say you guys you guys are together as boyfriend and boyfriend, intimate relationship, how long have you guys lived? 26 years. You lived at this location? No. Okay. Okay. What's his name? Was it Edward? Last name. A B H I. Okay. Do you have your license on you or is it in the house? Okay. Just hang out then. Is he Is he the only one in the house? Edward, can you come out here for a minute? Can you just hang out on the other side of the carport? Thank you. What happened this morning? Last night. Yeah. Pratt's actions reflect a mindset that his past as a sheriff placed him above legal consequences as he physically engaged his partner while denying wrongdoing. Florida statute 843.02 states that resisting an officer without violence is a misdemeanor. Yet Pratt's defiance escalated his charges. His attempt to downplay the assault by citing his law enforcement experience only deepened the officer's scrutiny. The victim's footage showed Pratt grabbing a phone and pursuing his partner, contradicting his claim of self-defense by asserting dominance and dismissing the severity of his actions. Pratt exemplified how corrupt officials exploit their perceived status. This arrogance blinded him to the reality that no one, not even a former sheriff, is exempt from the law. Did you start off last night? alcohol. He's already been drinking and driving. Already wrecked our brand new Mercedes. He's like the Mercedes. That's why I have a loner car right there. So, I've been dealing with this for 25 years. Okay. It's just peeking now. His father passed away and all this other kind of stuff. So, I knew that when I got home, I just got home from work. I work for Freedom Boat Club Hidden Harbor. I opened up the marina this morning, 6:30. I just want to come home. Mhm. So, I videotaped myself exiting my car here and me entering my residence. So, this is initially when you got home. Yeah, just now. I'll turn it up cuz I said here we go. again. Can you switch back to Hi. [Applause] Hi, baby girl. He said he was going to move out and all this other kind of stuff. I have text leading up to what you're about to see afterwards. Okay. So, that's me coming home. Mhm. My dog, my cat, everything seems to be fine. Nothing's wrecked or anything. Not saying anything. Taking my shoes off. He's sitting right there. He's been drinking all day, all night. Mirror's okay. Once you start drinking hards, wines, and stuff, he becomes this totally other person. Is there going to be any progression in the video? Well, basically now what I'm doing is just making the bed. I'm just showing my state of mind as I got home. Okay. So, anything else on video? Yeah, I got more. Okay. So, let me show you the text that he sent me this morning. Anything else caught on video? Yeah, I have two more. Okay, here's our text. This is what he said to me this morning at Okay, so we've been texting all morning and stuff, right? It's just domestic. Okay, so the next video. So now he wants to leave now that I know he's been drinking all day and I know that that's why I'm videaping. I know he's going to want to use the car. Okay, so here's the video of him coming after me to use the car. There he is. I don't have any keys for you. You don't have car insurance and you are not driving any car. I never cancel anything. What did he do? I mean, it's very hard. What did he do when he What did he reach for? My phone. He took it out of my hand. Right. I grabbed it back and nudged him and then he came after me. Okay. So, I'm protecting myself from him, keeping him away from me. And here's a video of the aftermath once I got him onto the ground and I'm backing away from him. So I'm basically keeping him away from me. I'm sorry. And he's trying to hurt me. So I just want to make sure that this Yeah, I got the marks, too. Yeah. I told him to stay away from me and he thinks he's aing tough guy and he thinks he's going to lay his hands on me and I will not let anybody hurt me. Where are the keys? You don't get keys. You have no car insurance. He's still following me. Still following me. So I'm climbing over the bed to get away from him. 74. I got him onto the chair and I pulled him off of the chair so that he would get on the ground. [Applause] I'm leaving the house. It's not a safe situation for me to be in there with him. And that's him closing and locking the door. Can you go back to the other video though if you don't mind? Which one? The one where he reached out to her to you. Yes, absolutely. This one. I don't have any keys for you. You don't have car insurance. You are not driving any car. So, he grabs your grabs your phone. What happens? And then I grabbed it back. Okay. and nudged him and started walking away. Okay. And then he came after me and so I was keeping him away from me cuz he's inebriated. I I could hurt him if I really really really wanted to hurt him. Okay. But I'm not going to do that, right? So I'm trying to keep him away from me. He's unreasonable. How did he get the marks on his neck with you? Like that you had him as he's coming at me and I got him on that chair right there. I was able to get him maneuvered into that chair like that. Right. And then get him down there. And then I grabbed his legs and pulled him out from underneath the chair so he would get on the ground cuz he was still coming at me. So once I was able to get him onto the ground, I could get away from him. Okay. So I came home fine. I was ready to ignore him and just move on or whatever. But he can't drive a car. He already has he's being sued for another car accident where he was intoxicated. There's a summon in there right now. Right. And then he wrecked coming back from Eby's up here, hit the curb, tore $2,000 worth of damage on a brand new Mercedes. Brand new. 2022. Mhm. Right. It's in the shop. That's a loaner. And now he wants to take this loaner after he's been drinking. Come here. Okay. Do you have your driver's license or in the house? Can you get it for me? Yes, sir. But what I wanted to show you inside is he's been sitting here and there's alcohol and stuff in there already. So it's not like and I heard him say that he'd been drinking all morning. I guess to the operator or whatever. Okay. All right. And this is my home. Just hang out here. Okay. Thank you. So you said your license was in there or Okay. What's your first name? Kiron. K E I K E I R O N. R O N. Last name is Pratt. P R A T. Do you have a middle initial? Uh B. What is um your date of birth? Phone number 14. [Music] It can probably be handed over the phone. Okay. So, I'm sure you're you've been standing here the entire time. You were showing me a video. Yeah, I know. What prompted you to reach out to him and grab it, though? You did. It's on the video. Okay. So, why did you why did you feel the need to do that? Okay. But how long did you how long were you in law enforcement in Hawaii? 40 years. Okay. The turning point came when the victim's videos dismantled Pratt's fabricated story, proving he initiated physical contact. Under Florida statute 90.803, recorded evidence is admissible if it accurately depicts the events in question. Pratt's claim of minimal drinking two beers was contradicted by his partner's testimony and the presence of alcohol suggesting intoxication fueled his aggression. His attempt to shift blame, alleging his partner was the aggressor, crumbled under the weight of visual proof. Officers recognizing Pratt's tactics from his law enforcement days prioritize the evidence over his narrative. This case underscores that objective evidence can shatter the false invincibility of those who believe their authority shields them. But how long did you how long were you in law enforcement in Hawaii? 20 years. Okay. I mean, so wouldn't that doesn't that mean you would be the primary aggressor at the time? Did you grab you made it physical? You touched him first. I got a name of the person. It's unclear where it's on video, though. I think they were just saying, "Okay, how how much have you been drinking today?" Had like two beers. A little bit more than that. Why? Two beers and how much alcoh how much liquor? I don't drink liquor. Just beers. Yes. Okay. And he's been smoking his wanting. We're not here for that, bro. You're here for what you did right here. But you grabbed them first. Here, put your hands behind your backs. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. Let go. Let go of here. Put your hands behind your back. I did not grab your terminal person that was breaking supervisory. Here you got to relax. Relax your elbows. They're going to bother you. Give us a sec. We had to talk to 610. [Music] Dispatch 6104. Are you searching? He's going to poke your stick. Kiran Pratt was arrested and charged with simple battery, a humbling fall for a man who once upheld the law. Florida statute 741.28 classifies domestic battery as a serious offense carrying penalties including jail time. His belief that his sheriff background would sway officers v failed as they followed protocol treating him as any other suspect. The incident serves as a reminder that abuse of power even post tenure invites scrutiny and punishment. Pratt's case educates viewers on the importance of accountability showing that no badge past or present grants immunity. It reinforces that justice prevails when evidence and law triumph over corruption and entitlement. Like and subscribe for more police cam stories. Watch the next recommended video.