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Prosecutors drop charges against ex-Winter Park police chief

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The State Attorney’s Office said Thursday that it has dropped charges against a former Winter Park police chief.

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Michael Deal was arrested last month on domestic violence charges.

Deputies said they responded to his home after he, his wife and their daughters got into an argument.

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Deal told investigators that he did not touch anyone, but his family members said that he grabbed his wife’s wrist and pushed her.

He resigned from the agency the following week.

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