Board: (DeSantis-appointed) Florida sheriff maybe lied about killing in his teens
Source: Associated Press
Board: Florida sheriff maybe lied about killing in his teens
By TERRY SPENCER
September 14, 2022
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A major Florida sheriff who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis after a high school massacre appears to have lied when he didn’t disclose in his job application that he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14 and that he had used LSD, the state ethics commission found Wednesday.
Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony will now face a public hearing on the accusations or he could pursue a settlement. The ethics commission could recommend that Tony be removed by DeSantis, fined or censured. The hearing has not been scheduled.
The commission overruled a finding by its advocate, Melody Hadley, who concluded that Tony’s actions had not violated state statutes. Tony’s attorney, Stephen Webster, called the nine-member commission’s decision “unprecedented.”
“While disappointed in the Commission’s action, my client looks forward to a swift finding of innocence,” Webster said in a statement.
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