DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — A Broward Sheriff’s Office detention deputy has been fired after he was arrested this week on sexual battery and false imprisonment charges, the agency confirmed Friday.
According to BSO spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright, Edwin Horace, 25, was arrested Tuesday after a woman claimed that she was sexually battered by Horace early Monday morning at a house party in Deerfield Beach.
Detectives said Horace admitted to the sexual encounter with the victim, but claimed it was consensual.
He was arrested on charges of false imprisonment and sexual battery, and was subsequently terminated from his position at BSO.
Detectives said they identified another woman Wednesday who was also allegedly victimized by Horace at the same party. In that case, he faces an additional count of false imprisonment, one count of strangulation dating violence and two counts of touch or strike battery.
“Horace, who was hired as a deputy in the Department of Detention and Community Programs, has been employed with BSO for less than one year,” Coleman-Wright said in a news release.
BSO confirmed he was hired on June 30, 2025.
Coleman-Wright said the investigation into the accusations against Horace remains ongoing.
“On and off duty, I expect all employees to conduct themselves lawfully and with decency,” Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a statement Friday. “I find the allegations in this case deeply disturbing and concerning. Therefore, immediate action was taken to terminate the probationary employee.”
As of Friday afternoon, Horace remained held at the Broward County Main Jail.
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