Two deputies shared news of the death of Full House actor Bob Saget in Orlando, Florida before his family was notified, an internal report said.
Both deputies confirmed they had improperly shared the information in testimony given as part of the investigation, the Orange County Sheriff's Department report states. The exact nature of the disciplinary action was not specified.
. Saget's family similarly said in a statement Saget died due to head trauma, adding,"No drugs or alcohol were involved."Deputy Emiliano Silva, who had responded to the Ritz Carlton in Orlando where Saget's body was found, texted his brother informing him of Saget's death, the report states. Minutes later, Silva's brother tweeted,"RIP Bob Saget," though he later deleted it after Silva told him to, the report states.
Silva later told internal investigators in an interview he"really wasn't thinking" when he shared the information with his brother, but that he"had no ill intent," according to the report.
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