Since News4JAX first broke the story on Monday, a new tweet allegedly by the sergeant targeting the LGBTQ community has surfaced. JSO has now launched an internal investigation.
Jacksonville sheriff candidates on Tuesday condemned a series of racially insensitive tweets allegedly made by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant.– Jacksonville sheriff candidates on Tuesday condemned a series of racially insensitive tweets allegedly made by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sergeant.
“There is no place for racism or discrimination in the JSO and I will not tolerate it as your next Sheriff. While it is important that the Sheriff’s Office complete their investigation into this situation, I find these alleged posts deeply disturbing. They subvert JSO’s efforts to improve trust and they undermine our officers’ ability to build bridges throughout Jacksonville,” Waters wrote in a statement to News4JAX.
“The culture, your leadership, so I expect that the current sheriff will see this as a very serious manner, and do an immediate investigation, we have to do that every single time,” Burton said. “This speaks to a bigger issue. No one wants to talk about race and racial issues in this city.
As he was identified and quoted in a recent news article, I have reached out to Bishop Rudolph McKissick. We spoke of the allegations and ensuing implications, and I assured him these allegations would be investigated to conclusion - as we have done in the past when allegations of social media violations have come to light. Our goal during the process will be to ensure a complete and accurate investigation is conducted with all available information.