Members of a multi-agency Polk County drug task force are facing disciplinary action after they were videotaped playing a Wii bowling video game while they were executing a search warrant.
A videotape obtained by Tampa Bay's News Channel 8 shows the incident, which occurred at the Lakeland-area home of a convicted drug dealer in March.
According to a news report on TBO.com, a wireless security camera inside Michael Difalco's home captured investigators playing the Wii game. It's unclear who gave the video footage to the TV station.
On Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel there were about 17 law enforcement officers from varying agencies involved in executing the search warrant. Judd estimated that eight of those would be held accountable for the incident.
"I'm not pleased with their conduct," Judd said. "There's no reason for that. It's inexcusable."
Judd said an administrative review is under way. He said the deputies have already apologized for the "embarrassment" they brought upon themselves and the agency.
Judd said he's not going to overreact to the incident. "We're not looking at anything other than bad judgment," he said.
The sheriff said the task force is a good narcotics team that has seized a lot of drugs.
"I can assure you that it's not going to happen again," he said.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service