fb-pixel

Sheriff suspended after Parkland shooting continues to fight for job

06/19/2019 Law Enforcement News

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to suspend the sheriff who oversaw the response to the Parkland school shooting was a knee-jerk reaction based on politics, not facts, a lawyer said Tuesday as a Senate hearing began on whether to uphold the suspension.

The lawyer for suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel portrayed DeSantis as using the deaths of 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for political gain, saying DeSantis was promising to remove Israel even before the governor was elected in November.

Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, center, leaves a news conference surrounded by supporters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
“This is sad, to have politicized the lives of children and adults who were lost to a terrorist at Marjory Stoneman Douglas,” said Benedict Kuehne. “Before any facts were laid bare, (DeSantis) began the mantra that Sheriff Israel must go, almost a political mantra.”

 

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/investigations/articles/484186006-Sheriff-suspended-after-Parkland-shooting-continues-to-fight-for-job/

Tags:
Request a Quote

You may also like