A former Volusia County sheriff’s deputy, who later worked for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, allegedly abused his ex-wife and solicited prostitutes but was not considered for charges because the statute of limitations had run out, according to records reviewed Friday, Oct. 17.
Tyler Hoover, now the co-host of the Anti-Hero Podcast, resigned from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on July 8 after Volusia deputies looked into the domestic abuse reports that occurred while he and his wife, a former Volusia sheriff’s deputy, lived in DeLand, documents revealed.
Anonymous letter leads to investigation
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office got an anonymous letter and photos of text messages and prostitutes Hoover was involved with on May 15, along with allegations of domestic abuse. Since the abuse occurred near DeLand, it was investigated by Volusia County sheriff’s deputies.
Volusia deputies interviewed the ex-wife.
“Upon doing research into the allegations (the victim) made, Detective McGuire saw that the statute of limitations has expired for any and all of her allegations of domestic violence,” Volusia sheriff’s Detective Shon McGuire wrote in a report dated June 30.
McGuire wrote in his report that he submitted the victim’s recorded interview and that of her mother into evidence, but that the report was for documentation purposes only.
According to Florida law, prosecutors must charge a person accused of domestic violence within four years after it is committed if it is a felony, and within two years if the abuse is a misdemeanor.
According to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs report, they were not aware of the domestic abuse until they got the letter.
The alleged domestic violence occurred in 2019 and 2020, documents state. Hoover did not respond to requests for comment made at his personal email and podcast email.
According to reports, the victim said she started dating Hoover in 2017 when they were both patrol deputies with Volusia County.
Alleged abuse occurred in DeLand home
The woman stated that the physical domestic abuse began when she and Hoover were dating and engaged. The physical attacks occurred at the Pup Fish Lane home, where they lived in DeLand.
“She stated that there were multiple incidents where Tyler (Hoover) put her in a chokehold,” the investigator wrote in a report. “And in one of the incidents she described, she said she had begun to lose consciousness.”
The woman said she did not report the abuse earlier because at the time she was a deputy with Volusia Sheriff’s Office and feared backlash from the agency, the report noted.
The woman also said she was afraid of Hoover, the investigator wrote in the report. In one incident, the woman said she hid in a bathroom with her dog, and Hoover kicked in the door, reports show.
Orange County sheriff’s investigators said they looked into allegations of Hoover soliciting prostitutes and discovered that he made contact with several, reports said.
Hoover’s wife divorced him in January 2024, reports show.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Ex-deputy accused of abusing wife could not be charged because too much time had passed
Reporting by Patricio G. Balona, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
