Florida deputy tried to kill elderly woman, frame it as suicide
According to an affidavit and police timeline of the case, Bybee befriended the 79-year-old woman shortly after responding to a call for service on October 21, 2016. He began making regular visits to her home and introduced her to members of his family in an effort to gain her trust, Knight said.
On January 9, with the internal investigation well under way, detectives seized an envelope mailed to Bybee at the Sarasota Sheriff's Office, according to officials. Inside were four checks appearing to be from the woman made out to Bybee and his three children that totaled $65,000.
Things escalated dramatically three days later.
That's when the woman reported to the sheriff's office that Bybee had entered her unlocked front door while wearing dark clothes and latex gloves, according to officials.
Once inside, Bybee allegedly held the woman down and forced prescription medication into her mouth, causing lacerations and abrasions to her face as well as bruising to her body. She lost consciousness and called for help when she awoke.
Investigators discovered that the door to her garage was left open and her car was left running, filling her home with carbon monoxide.