Matanzas student arrested for assaulting paraprofessional fights inmate at county jail

Brendan Depa, 18, told Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies that the other inmate told Depa that Depa would be going to prison for attacking a white woman.

By Sierra Williams
| 4:22 p.m. September 21, 2023

Brenden Depa, 17, speaks to his lawyer, Kurt Teifke, at his competency hearing. Photo by Sierra Williams

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The former Matanzas High School student arrested for attacking a paraprofessional last February spit at and fought with another inmate on Sept. 9.

Brendan Depa is being held at the Flagler County jail since he turned 18 on Aug. 22. Depa allegedly began the fight because the other inmate told Depa that Depa would be going to prison for beating up a white woman, according to an incident report.

In security camera footage, the other inmate begins to walk away from Depa, who spits at him. The other man then goes back to Depa, who spits in the other inmate's face, according to the report. The two began to fight as Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies entered the room.

Deputies separated the two, and Depa was transferred to another cell block for being the aggressor in the confrontation, according to the report.