that's why madeira beach wants to beef up its local laws, all these kinds of substances. we have a passion. we don't want loved ones and friends going to the hospital and ending up dying as a result of a preventible consequence. >> reporter: the lieutenant says stiff fines have proven successful in other communities. minimum fine of $2,550 per package of drugs that someone is caught with. >> it's not something that we just slap their hands and they walk away. >> reporter: they are hoping it will stop designer drugs from becoming a major problem here. if it's passed, that it sends a message to anyone trying to pedal these kinds of product -- peddle these products. >> reporter: the mayor is asking letters of support be sent to crack down on these designer drugs and drafting an already on the books in gainesville to make a dent with synthetic drugs here. >> hollywood mourning an icon tonight. abe died tonight at his home in new jersey. he was best known for his roles in barney miller and the godfather. he was 94 years old. >> i wasn't expecting him to pull out guns and open

this is what madeira beach looked like an hour or so ago. the rain came down and came down hard. we saw a lot of cars pulled over. it one point there were people on the beaches and once the rain hit they left. there was minor flooding up-and- down the boulevard. through the water. and that lasted about 20 or so minutes. back out here live on madeira beach since the rain has left it's still dangerous. high surf advisory and a rip current warning. please do not come out here they're were tourists that said it's nice out here. back in philadelphia or chicago it's negative 23 degrees. that's nice but stay out of the water. >>> live to st. pete. this is where the peer used to say -- stand. the old st. pete here. it's dark out there. the storm has moved through. still heavy winds expected to move through the area. still a little bit of rain drops on the camera. the rain has moved through pinellas county. download our "10 news" app. get alerts. over the weekend people got night. we will send out those life- saving alerts in the middle of the night. you will get those as well. download ou

they are live in the date -- madeira beach at the scene of the shooting. michael? >> reporter: it was almost a month ago that the sheriff was right here and he said that this shooting was justified. he said 48 hours later he realized things work right and he launched an investigation and that is when he realized that his deputy was lying. dash cam video captured the audio but not what led to it, he said enough evidence was found since the december 30 shooting to charge the former deputy timothy virden with attempted manslaughter. >> the words that came out of his mouth were i meant to shooting. it wasn't an accident and i intentionally pulled that trigger. >> in a 45 minute news >> reporter: , but not a violent one. -- a stubborn drunk, but not a violent one. >> reporter: -- >> people think because the guy was handcuffed behind his back that would somehow immobilize him. >> reporter: we spoke to his attorney over the phone. >> what do you tell our viewers when you hear the sheriff saying what he's saying that he shot an unarmed handcuffed man that was not attacking

attempted myself po shooting an unarmed handcuffed man twice during a traffic stop last month in madeira beach. the chef sheriff says there is no legal justification for the shooting and what is worse, the sheriff says the deputy lied >> sheriff bob gaultieri says timothy virden is a 19-year veteran who up to now had a spotless record, but he says one question he may never be able to answer is why his deputy shot a man who never tried to resist arrest. >> on the night of december 30, deputies led this man to the back of a cruiser. >> he was a mouthy drunk and not bad compared to what we usually hear. >> you hear the 26-year-old taunting one of the deputies and then you hear the deputies' reaction. >> deputy timothy virden shot the man twice and then utter a profanity. that same day as facts was that holmes took the deputies gun out of his holster and then attempted to shoot him but the sheriff says it was just not physically possible. >> while handcuffed be able to do this and this and then this? didn't happen. >> especially with a blood alcohol of .28. and the other deputy standing behind the

. >>> today madeira beach is looking into a designer drug problem. pinellas authorities say it's become a huge issue at the county and the beaches. we're told some of the biggest offenders are flacka and kradum. flacka can be so intense users are high for days and cradum is an addictive psychoactive drug that can't be detected in drug tests. today a new ordinance will be introduced leaders hope will put a dent in the issue. the goal is to avoid a problem that has come up in other ordinances become unendorsable. >>> overdose reversal kits are available for any high school that wants to carry them. thanks to a new initiative announced yesterday by the clinton foundation and the drug manufacturer. it contains narkin, that helps with opioid overdoses. officials hope it will open a dialogue amongst students and teachers about the risk of opioid overdose as well as save a few lives. >>> breaking news from yesterday. serious crash that shut down a campbell for hours. tampa police say a driver was likely drunk when he hit another car in the westbound lanes e

a new ordinance will be presented to madeira beach leaders they hope will put a dent in this issue. >>> a 20-year-old has died after a serious crash that shut down part of the of the court court causeway for hours. courtney campbell causeway for hours. we're told charges are pending old adrian doth. he's still in the hospital this morning. one of his passengers, jonathan mendoza pena, died. >>> the pinellas county sheriff's office is overhauling its exams now after finding out seven deputy recruits dheeted on the test -- cheated on the test and lied about it. deputies say several of the recruits scored 100% on the first test. investigators say it turns out a training deputy gave those recruits copies of the exams early, that deputy has since resigned and all seven recruits are no longer with the department. >>> the ride-sharing service uber tells abc action news its after he allegedly pulled a gun on a passenger. year-old patrick mcdonald's rider became sick friday night. when mcdonald asked him to get another way home the two started to fight. investigators say mcdonald car and pulle