Florida seeks death penalty against woman accused of shooting, killing Lake County deputy – WFTV

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – The state of Florida announced it will seek the death penalty against Julie Ann Sulpizio, who is accused of shooting Lake County Master Deputy Bradley Michael Link and wounding two others.

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According to court documents, “based on the facts currently known to the State, the State intends to seek the death penalty if the defendant is found guilty of first-degree murder.”

On August 2, deputies Bradley Link, Stefano Gargano and Harold Howell were responding to a disturbance call in Eustis Parish when they were shot in an ambush.

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Link was killed in the attack and the two other deputies were injured and taken to the hospital, where both underwent multiple surgeries during their recovery.

Sulpizio was arrested on 12 charges in connection with the fatal shooting.

Michael Sulpizio, 49, Savannah Sulpizio, 23, and Cheyenne Sulpizio, 22, each died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds during the standoff that followed the initial attack, Sheriff Grinnell said. They were Julie Sulpizio's husband and two daughters.

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Investigators said they discovered the bodies of two small dogs in the front yard of the house.

Grinnell said investigators discovered 22 guns and a cache of ammunition in the living room.

Elsewhere in the house, they discovered body armor, MREs, bottled water, anti-government propaganda and conspiracy theory media, he said.

The 28-year-old Link was buried with full honors on August 12th.

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