FCCI Insurance CEO arrested for alleged battery on officer, other charges

Craig Johnson, chairman, CEO and president of FCCI Insurance Group, one of the Sarasota-Manatee region’s largest employers, has been arrested for allegedly resisting arrest and battery on a police officer. Johnson, authorities say, was both physically and verbally abusive to officers after a disagreement at a restaurant, and said officers would “pay” because of his friendship with the Sarasota sheriff.

Johnson, in a statement emailed to the Business Observer May 8, denies the allegations.