Deputy Shoots Evicted Man In Defense

This story has been updated on April 13.

A Sarasota man is facing attempted murder of a law enforcement officer charge and is receiving treatment from being shot by a deputy Thursday morning while being evicted from his duplex.

Deputy Kenneth Ryan Frailing was serving a final notice of eviction to William F. Case, 49, at 2601 Ringling Blvd. at 10:18 a.m. Thursday when Case answered the door with a gun and had raised it, according to the sheriff's office.

Case had his hand in a blue duffle bag that was draped over his shoulder, according to the probable cause affidavit, and was ordered to remove his hand by Frailing. When Frailing removed his hand, the gun was in it, and was being pointed at Frailing and Case moved his finger over the trigger, the affidavit states.

In response to the threat, the deputy fired his gun six times at Case, wounding him in two locations, and forced him to be sent to for treatment, but has since been moved to Blake Medical Center and was still in custody and under guard, according to Wendy Rose, spokeswoman for the sheriff's office.

Frailing was accompanied by the property owner and two witnesses and had fired to protect them as well as himself, the affidavit states.

Case was notified of his eviction 10 days ago and on Tuesday received notice that he had 24 hours to vacate the premises, according to the sheriff's office. At some point Case changed the locks and anticipated the arrival of a deputy sheriff today, the sheriff's office announced.

In addition to the loaded .40 caliber pistol that Case brandished, investigators found the loaded .357 magnum handgun that was pointed at the deputy, and the trigger hammer was locked in the back position, ready to be fired, according to the affidavit.

Case is in stable condition.

Frailing is an 11-year employee of the sheriff's office, was unharmed and is on paid leave during the administrative investigation.