This is blatantly stolen from reddit user u/brevardforbernie it is the best snapshot I’ve seen of the local sheriff’s office here in Brevard County, Florida.
This is what “a few bad apples” looks like in Brevard: multiple civil rights cases filed against the Sheriff, the President of the local police union publicly inviting violent cops from other states to work in Brevard, the hiring of a deputy whom the Washington Post had previously reported was under FBI investigation for racially motivated traffic stops, and the hiring and retention of an officer with a violent criminal history who killed two teenagers last year on the job.
A veteran died in a Florida jail. Two years later, video shows he was tased, left convulsing in a cell. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/13/veteran-police-death/
Lawsuits against Sheriff's Office and West Melbourne filed over death of Gregory Edwards https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2020/12/09/ben-crump-files-lawsuits-against-brevard-sheriff-west-melbourne-police-veterans-death-jail-edwards/6506680002/
Lawsuit blames 'culture of recklessness' in Florida sheriff's office for fatal shooting of Black teens https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/24/florida-ben-crump-black-teens-shooting-news-conference/7365747002/
Florida sheriff who hosts 'Wheel of Fugitive' show features people who are not fugitives https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/03/05/florida-today-brevard-sheriff-ivey-uses-non-fugitives-facebook-show/4581640001/
Florida police union head resigns over social media post trying to recruit cops from departments accused of brutality https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-florida-fop-bert-gamin-resigns-20200612-24ozlir3rbebrorjhohzgkbo5q-story.html
Fairfax seeks to dismiss 400 convictions in cases brought by one officer https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/04/16/convictions-dismiss-jonathan-freitag-fairfax/
Brevard County sheriff's deputy fired after past misconduct revealed by Washington Post https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/04/19/brevard-florida-sheriffs-deputy-fired-after-misconduct-history-virginia-revealed/7287865002/
Deputy involved in fatal shooting has history of violence, “unacceptable” behavior, records show https://www.wftv.com/news/deputy-involved-fatal-shooting-has-history-violence-unacceptable-behavior-records-show/XVXMDH4VJFCDZJV2VL7CYBIH5U/
Estates of AJ Crooms & Sincere Pierce - Demand for Jury Trial https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20689444-1?responsive=1&title=1
