PO1 Joselito Sevilla, the crying cop took a leave for 15 days after an emotional breakdown during the dispersal of protesters happened during the last State of the Nation Address of Pres. Aquino on Monday June 22.
According Marikina Police Station Chief Sr. Supt. Reynald Jagmis he allowed Sevill to take a 15-day leave upon his request made through his wife Rhoda Sevilla on Tuesday.
PO1 Sevilla’s wife stated that her husband took a leave because he is still affected with what happened during the SONA protests. The wife added that Toto Sevilla still needs time to relax and take his mind off things, and to get away because the family is not used to all the attention.
Rhoda Sevilla also begged the media to let her husband rest and she did not even disclose the whereabouts of her husband except that he is out of town. PO1 Sevilla or more popularly known as the crying cop has been a Police Officer for 12 years and this is the first time he suffered a “breakdown.” The cop was a used to be part of the Highway Patrol Group and it was his first time to be deployed in a protest rally.
According to Sevilla’s wife, her husband may be big but he has a good heart and a very patient person, who practiced maximum tolerance.