23-050 Non-Certified Sheriff’s Office Employee Arrested Following Domestic Dispute

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Patrol Operations Bureau

Ekaterina O’Neal (Suspect – Arrested)
Age: 55
Date of hire: 06/14/2014
Charges: Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

The incident occurred at a private residence in Seminole. Per Florida Statute 119.071(4)(c)(2), no further details on the occurred location will be released.

PINELLAS COUNTY – Deputies have arrested a non-certified employee of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office following a domestic-related dispute.

According to deputies, 55-year-old Ekaterina O’Neal engaged in a verbal altercation with her husband at their residence in Seminole. At some point during the altercation, O’Neal retrieved a personally owned handgun, pointed it at her husband, and after lowering the gun, she stated she was going to shoot him.

O’Neal’s husband was not injured during the altercation.

During the deputies’ investigation, deputies also arrested O’Neal’s husband, 54-year-old Craig O’Neal, charging him with one count of Domestic Battery by Strangulation.

O’Neal was taken into custody and charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. O’Neal was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident.

O’Neal has been employed as a non-certified dental assistant with the agency since 2014.

Ekaterina O’Neal’s booking photo is not available at this time.