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Cops arrest legally blind Florida man after mistaking folded cane for gun

A pair of Florida sheriff’s deputies are being investigated for arresting a legally blind man after mistaking the folded cane in his back pocket for a firearm.

James Hodges, 61, was detained by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Oct. 31 as he walked on a sidewalk on his way home from the courthouse, First Coast News reported.

“Hi there. What’s this in your back pocket? I just saw you walking,” a female deputy says in the bodycam footage.

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