Following a six month investigation, internal affairs found that Sgt. Douglas Howell violated two counts of JSO’s social media policy, but they did not find evidence to prove that his bias affected the way he does his job.
– The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office launched an internal investigation last October after the News4JAX I-TEAM exposed Former Gang Unit Sgt. Douglas Howell’s behavior online and his participation in a racially charged internal JSO text thread.
Bishop Rudolph McKissick Jr., who we spoke with about the story last year, calls the reprimand a slap on the wrist. He tells News4JAX he’s concerned about Howell’s future interactions with minorities, or members of the LGBTQ community he may encounter when he’s on patrol.According to the Internal Affairs report, JSO detectives found a “preponderance of evidence to prove that Howell violated two counts of JSO’s social media policy.”
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