Sheriff Darryl Daniels released a statement on Friday, hours after a jury found him not guilty on charges of tampering with evidence, attempted destruction of evidence and five counts of lying to law enforcement.
on charges of tampering with evidence, attempted destruction of evidence and five counts of lying to law enforcement.“I would like to thank the jury for their service and thank all of the people of Florida for their support during this challenging time for me and for my family. The abuse and overreach that I have had to endure over the past three years is an example of what happens when sectors of our government go unchecked.
In 2020, Sheriff Daniels said, “One thing that is very suspicious to me is the fact that within days of a primary election, the powers that be specifically the state attorney’s office has decided that today is the day that they will execute their plan.”Generally speaking, Daniels could go back to court to clear his name, by suing for defamation of character. Local attorney, Shannon Schott, not affiliated with the case explained how that could work.
“In this case you wouldn’t be able to sue the prosecutor or the judge necessarily because of immunity for those individuals but there could circumstances where a law enforcement agency if they were acting in bad faith could be sue for negligence or some sort of intentional tort,” Schott said. As for Daniels, no one knows his next step but he has eluded to working to protect the community from being misused.
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