County deputies must protect this Florida Panhandle city after council closes its police department.
Former Bonifay Police sergeant Jody Long faces battery charges that allege he used excessive force after responding to a domestic dispute, and the council voted to terminate Long.
Three officers—two of whom have served at least 25 years—were placed on paid leave pending another council meeting on Monday night, In the interim, the council ordered those officers to surrender their police-issued equipment and the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office will provide protection for Bonifay.
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