Jermaine McBean

Deadly force

Jermaine McBean bought a pellet rifle at a store near his apartment and was walking home with the unloaded rifle slung across his shoulders. Several residents called 911 to report McBean. A deputy encountered McBean near the pool area in his apartment complex. The deputy told McBean to drop the weapon. McBean allegedly refused and the deputy shot and killed McBean. The deputy was indicted for manslaughter, and during the trial it was revealed that McBean was wearing ear buds and couldn't hear the deputy's command. The criminal charges against the deputy were dropped. The Broward Sheriff's Office agreed to pay $2.5 million to Jermaine McBean's mother in May 2021.