More details about man who faces felony murder charge after St. Johns Co. Sheriff's Office sergeant

Vergilio Aguilar Mendez is facing charges for resisting with violence and felony murder. He is being held in the St. Johns County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

[arickhoops]

Cop should be charged with assault. No reasonable articulable suspicion means the cops just assaulted this kid. They should be charged. Citizens need to start fighting back.

[jaymorales]

Funny how the news doesn’t even mention that the arrest was completely unlawful!

[evictioncarpentry]

Violently resisting arrest lmao. Did you even watch the is 100% in the wrong.

[TeamTechSkaters]

Body cam is released. 4th Amendment violation all day long.

The Constitution works for EVERYONE on US soil. If you want this man to be treated any differently from a legal citizen, then you are asking to be subjected to the same treatment. Tread lightly.

I feel for the deceased one's family.

But at the same time, the department needs to be investigated, charges dropped, and VM released from prison. But that won't happen and we will get another update some years in the future when it's settled or goes to trial.

[kathya.]

While it's unfortunate that the officer suffered cardiac arrest and passed, that doesn't mean that the defendant caused his death. A healthy 53-year-old doesn't suddenly die of cardiac arrest after 6 minutes of physical exertion. Many 53-year-old men work out vigorously on a daily basis and/or jog for miles at a time. It's likely that the officer had an underlying heart condition and that any manner of vigorous physical exertion would have caused cardiac arrest. And while the defendant did resist arrest, the officer had no lawful basis to detain him in the first place. Pursuant to Florida Statutes definition, the defendant wasn't trespassing. There were no posted signs, and neither the property owner nor his agent had asked him to leave. Appearing to be "a suspicious person" is subjective and is not synonymous with the statutory requirement of reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal activity. Sitting down and talking on a cell phone at a business property after dark is not indicative of a crime. Getting up to leave isn't indicative of a crime either. In the absence of reasonable suspicion of a crime, the detainment and search were unlawful. This is a case of multiple criminal charges in search of a statutory basis. It's using the defendant as a scapegoat for the officer’s demise.

[robmanueb.]

Dumbest arrest ever, let him go. BTW he is being charged for manslaughter not murder.

[EazyDee-psxi]

That cop's blood pressure and ego killed him. Not Vegilio.

[vi]

"Violently resisting arrest" this reporter should be ashamed of her self

This cop was torturing this man with absolutely no reason to stop him in the first place

[Pessi]

They had no reason to touch him the reason he had a knife was because he cuts watermelon for work

[sashaSwetlowski]

the arrest was illegal. free this man

[nilsonramirez]

Cops should be charged with assault the 18year old kid is innocent

[DaniellePhillips-rs]

Funny because i cant find him in the st johns county jail log but thats where this publication says hes being held, couldnt wait? Killed him off already?

[Chuck]

... I didn't know this. If u get get someone worked up, and they stroke out.. its your fault?? I know when two ppl are mutually fighting... certain amount of harm isn't considered assault OR even murder.

[joejoerobinson]

Yes, definitely, I hope they charge the suspect, I hope he gets paid administrative leave. The Sargent should of just complied and waited for his day in court. Why didn’t he just comply? He’d still be alive if he just complied. Meanwhile the suspect will enjoy a paid vacation during an internal investigation where they will find no wrong doing.

[blueunicornhere]

Not "violently resisting"
Just trying not to be killed by two psychopaths beating him for no reason.

[vapeking]

Seems he should of been escorted out of the country not charged for manslaughter which means you accidentally killed someone as in not on purpose. Im sure they went with this because the DA knew a murder charge would fail. Perhaps the DA should really be the one under investigation without pay.

[guerradan]

You’re definitely of violent struggle is a subjective here. His reaction to a cop was that of a huge lack of understanding why cop was manhandling. As you can see from many cameras from the other cops he was stripped down in pants, shirt and a phone. There was no weapon! Oh I stand corrected! I guess a phone could me considered a weapon to justify the cop escalating the situation.
The cops health is sad for sure. However they can’t blame the kid for that and shouldn’t.

[Scleavers]

hard to find something about the kid's family

[abelcuellar]

Ese oficial sufrio un paro cardiaco, no por lo que hiso el joben detenido, lo sufrio por el odio que sentia hacia alguien que no hera de su raza.

[rogeranderson]

Didn't say the cop died from a heart attack later that night. Not his fault the cop chomped donuts all day