A state panel will soon decide whether or not they will revoke Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s law enforcement certification for omitting he was acquitted of a murder in Philadelphia in 1993 when he was 14 years old.
The 19-member Florida Law Enforcement’s Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission, or CJSTC, has a regional hearing scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, at the Valencia College in Orlando.
The panel will be considering Tony’s “moral character” case.
Sheriffs are elected public officials who do not require a law enforcement certification. Without it, Tony will not be able to act as a BSO deputy or as a law enforcement officer anywhere in the state.
Tony replaced the former Sheriff Scott Israel after the failures during the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him.
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The 19-member Florida Law Enforcement’s Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission, or CJSTC, has a regional hearing scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, at the Valencia College in Orlando.
The panel will be considering Tony’s “moral character” case.
Sheriffs are elected public officials who do not require a law enforcement certification. Without it, Tony will not be able to act as a BSO deputy or as a law enforcement officer anywhere in the state.
Tony replaced the former Sheriff Scott Israel after the failures during the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him.
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