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HCSO Detention Deputy Arrested for Battery

For Immediate Release : Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Release Number: 25-151

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A detention deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested for battery after an altercation with her roommate. 

At approximately 10 p.m. on October 8, 2025, Samantha Baiocco got into a verbal argument that turned physical and shoved the victim, causing minor injuries. 

Baiocco, who has been employed with HCSO for six months, was assigned to a housing unit at Falkenburg Road Jail. 

Baiocco has been terminated due to her probationary employment status at the Sheriff’s Office. 

Additional information will come from the Public Affairs Office.