Posted on 07/22/2013 8:56:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
SANFORD – Four of the five Sanford police officers most closely involved in the Trayvon Martin homicide investigation are no longer working the same job.
Chris Serino, the lead detective, transferred voluntarily to road patrol in July. It was not a demotion and he took no pay cut, according to an agency spokesman. Serino took the stand Monday.
His boss, Sgt. Randy Smith, was promoted to lieutenant two months after the shooting and retired in January.
Capt. Robert O'Connor, who oversaw this and other major crime investigations, resigned in February and now works as an investigator with the State Attorney's Office in Daytona Beach.
Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. was fired by City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. in June after Lee took a voluntary paid administrative leave a month after the shooting, saying his continued presence as agency head had become a distraction.
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
There are accusations that the DOJ was responsible for the initial temporary removal of the Police Chief. He has since been fired because he is a "continuing distraction". Such a choice of words from the city manager.
Obviously ‘doj’ caused this.
They have no right to interfere in local law enforcement.
They are convinced that local law enforcement is racist and needs to be taken over by the feds.
Can I translate into terms of the taxpayers ? ...
His boss, Sgt. Randy Smith, was promoted to lieutenant two months after the shooting and retired in January.
>> Upped his rate/salary and retired at the higher pay rate.
Capt. Robert O’Connor, who oversaw this and other major crime investigations, resigned in February and now works as an investigator with the State Attorney’s Office in Daytona Beach.
>> Double dipping
Here is the testimony of the city manager at the trial:
Norton Bonaparte Jr. - 7/9/2013 - Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5exOGADCDvU
He is the man who played the 9/11 tapes for the Martin family.
No Bias? hee hee hee
Unusual?
Yes.
He played tapes of the WTC attack? Sorry, I couldn't resist. :)
Norton Bonaparte Jr. - 7/9/2013 - Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman
His seething demeanor came right through the television at trial. He looks like a miserable little creep.
Huh? Is that anything like a free vacation?
I am going to go out on a limb and speculate that the Sanford Police Dept. is not an especially well-paying gig.
Occam’s Razor.
Yes. Probably correct.
I also think the corrupt Holder DOJ has had their had in this from the beginning.
I am wondering where the Police Chief that they fired is working? He got it right with Zimmerman from the start, but it did not fit the narrative of the Obozo Administration.
The DOJ and White House handling of this has been criminal from the beginning.
This article must surely be made up.
It can not possibly be true.
On thread after thread, whether the topic hinges on the military or law enforcement there is a choir of Freepers singing that if it gets to the point of Obama or some other official finally discarding the constitution altogether he will be meekly obeyed by those in uniform.
Those people couldn’t be idiots, could they?
Ask Sheriff Joe and his investigators.
agree
Yes, but it is an exit position too.
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