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LAKE CITY, FLORIDA: Florida cops could be in trouble after a viral video showed them detaining a man who claimed to be legally blind for carrying a .

Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter acknowledged Monday, Nov 11, that he was "troubled" by the video. Two deputies handcuff James "Jim" Hodges for refusing to identify himself in the video. The video was taken by the person arrested in the incident and uploaded to YouTube.

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The 61-year-old again claims that he does not have to pay anything to the police because he did not violate any laws.

However, the two deputies disregarded his pleas and arrested Hodges on suspicion of resisting arrest without violence.

A $1,000 bond was posted, according to an arrest affidavit. A spokesperson informed The Daily Beast on Monday, Nov 7, that the deputies involved are the subject of an internal investigation after the video went viral.

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