38-year-old Mark Verkest was taken into custody on Saturday at his home in Mulberry, Florida. Verkest is currently on unpaid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.

A Hillsborough sheriff’s deputy was arrested Saturday on a domestic battery charge at his Polk County home. Polk County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Mulberry home of Mark Verkest, 38 ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Mulberry home of Mark Verkest, 38, after receiving a report of an altercation with an adult female who lives at the residence.

Deputies responded to a home in Mulberry on Saturday after receiving reports of an altercation between Mark Verkest, 38, and an adult female who lives at the house, according to a news release.

Mark Verkest, 38, who is a deputy with HCSO is accused of battering a woman at their Mulberry home following an altercation. Dog alerts family of man trying to kidnap 2-year-old in St. Pete: affidavit ...

A Hillsborough sheriff’s deputy was arrested Saturday on a domestic battery charge at his Polk County home. Polk County sheriff’s deputies responded to the Mulberry home of Mark Verkest, 38 ...