VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman accused of attacking a school resource officer at Deltona Middle School in November 2024 is expected to change her plea.
Dagmarie Aponte Iturrino and her husband, Jorge Rivera, were both arrested after a meeting with the school resource deputy about their son’s behavior.
Body-worn camera video shows the parents and their son in a meeting with the SRD before Rivera begins shouting at the deputy, ultimately escalating into a physical fight.
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The video also shows the SRD being punched in the head, knocked to the ground and having her Taser ripped out of her hand by Rivera, officials said.
The deputy suffered a concussion in the altercation.
During Friday’s hearing, Aponte plans to change her plea to not guilty after getting a new defense lawyer. She initially pleaded no contest.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood expressed concerns about the handling of the case.
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“They came to that school torqued up and they weren’t going to take no for an answer,” Chitwood said. “This could have turned out a hell of a lot worse. And I got news for you, if it wasn’t the deputy attacked it would have been the principal or another teacher.”
Rivera was sentenced to two months in jail shortly after his arrest and has since been released.
Iturrino’s hearing is set to begin at 8:30 a.m.