Former deputy Michelle Velez was convicted of resisting arrest, but she won't pay the maximum price for it. The judge released his decision late Wednesday morning. An Orlando police officer said he had to use a stun gun on Deputy Velez last July when she interfered in a domestic argument involving her sister. Michelle Velez certainly feared the worst. The day she was convicted of a misdemeanor, Judge Frank Kaney ordered her to jail to await sentencing. Because of that, there was concern the judge would throw the book at her Wednesday. Velez has cleared her name and now the former Orange County deputy wants her badge back. "I'm definitely gonna try to get my job back. I want to do that. I worked so hard. Worked very hard," she said. The sheriff's office fired Velez last year after a confrontation with Orlando police where she was shot with a stun gun, but a jury found her not guilty of the most serious charges, convicting her only for a misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without violence. But the single mother of a 16-month-old son could have still been sent to jail for up to one year. Judge Frank Kaney, though, ordered probation, much to the relief of Velez and her family. "Like you see, I have my family that really care for me. And God, I have to thank God every day. I'm happy," she said Wednesday. In addition to 11 months probation, Velez will have to complete 50 hours of community service. Velez's lawyer will now begin work on her reinstatement to the sheriff's office and back pay and an official complaint with Orlando police for the stun gun incident.
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