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Can you take a minute to tell us what Memorial Day means to you?
Today marks a solemn day of remembrance for the more than 1 million American heroes of all generations who gave the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefields, defending our country.
To me, Memorial Day means paying tribute to heroes like former Marine Craig T. Fuller, for his selfless bravery.
In the mountains of Afghanistan, while returning from delivering supplies near the Afghan / Pakistan boarder,
He was ambushed and sacrificed his life exactly 1 month ago today..
There are no words that can adequately express our debt to the men and women of all generations who have paid the ultimate price in service of our nation. But we should take the time to honor their sacrifice today, and every day of the year.





April 27, 2009 5:30pm Cape Coral family mourns death of Afghanistan contractor The family of a Cape Coral man and retired Marine who was work ing as a contractor in Afghanistan today is mourning the loss of his life after he was killed Saturday in an attack near the Afghan /Pakistan border. Craig Fuller, 33, was killed, along with a civilian Afghan leader of his team in a roadside firefight. Jeff Hermey, another Lee County man, was injured by shrapnel in the attack, and is now on his way back to Florida. Fuller’s company, Afghan Full Road Construction & Security Inc. , is remaining in Kabul. She was not present when the attack occurred. stream of his son’s friends, who stopped by to share hugs and memories. nothing he wouldn’t do for a friend.” , and for a time returned to Cape Coral before working with a string of contractors in Afghanistan. He opened his own security /construction business in January. His father had just returned from a three-month visit to the country. Afghanistan/Pakistan border, where they were delivering supplies and fixing a leaking septic system for a community there. |


How the e-mails will effect his future will become more clear next week when County Attorney David Owen gives his opinion on whether Stilwell violated the county e-mail policy. The e-mails were among at least 10,000 electronic messages the FBI requested from the county in a letter dated March 4. The FBI asked for Stilwell's e-mails containing specific terms such as "Samir" and "grant."
Stilwell has had serious personal issues with his family recently, However for the amount of money we pay the B.O.C.C to sit around and talk Red Socks and send out funny emails is diffidently one good reason why the county elected officials are running a muck.. Were are these people when we try to reach them ??
HELLO...We have Andy and Barney fighting..
The whole LCSO department doesn't know where or when to go to work or who they work for at this point. You would think the B.O.C.C would get involved and stop the bleeding !
I think it's time for the EPA to get involved here in Lee County, There
is something toxic in the air that has made the officials stuck on
stupid...
Between the BOCC , LCSO and other corrupt departments ,
We're going to need to be quarantined soon from the rest of the
country. We have our own version of the Swine Flu
Do these people Not understand the Job Descriptions and the Policies and Procedures that come with their positions ?
Everyday, my jaw drops when I read the news....And some here Thinks I'm nuts ?
At least I don't use taxpayers money...But I guess the Joke is on all of Us !
We
elected them, appointed them and gave them the free will to run a muck
with our money and everyone complains but no one stands up to " Make a
Difference " It amuses me to read the comments and see no one follow up
and complain to the source.
So who's fault is it ????
Not Mine !
I call it as I see it and Yes; I hold them accountable .
Two Lee County employees suspended in racy e-mail controversy
Ryan Hiraki
rharaki@news-press.com
The content in the racy
e-mails three Lee County administrators received and whether they
deleted them or forwarded them played the biggest role in their
punishments, which ranged from a three-week suspension without pay to
reprimands in personnel files.
Deputy County Manager Bill
Hammond was suspended three weeks without pay with a reprimand in his
file, Assistant County Manager was suspended two weeks without pay with
a reprimand, and Assistant County Manager Pete Winton got a reprimand
in his file.
“Content had a part in the decision,” said Interim
County Manager Karen Hawes, who released her recommendations for
dealing with the matter this morning. “And there’s a big difference
between receiving it, deleting it and forwarding it.”
She
declined to get more specific. But she said a new policy will be
drafted by May 30 that likely will block access to inappropriate Web
sites and automatically shut down computers with no activity after 30
minutes, to make sure no one else can access any inappropriate sites on
someone else’s computer.
Interim Lee County Manager Karen Hawes has decided to suspend Deputy County Manager Bill Hammond for three weeks without pay and Assistant County Manager Holly Schwartz for two weeks without pay.
The suspensions are for sending racy e-mails using work computers.
The
two managers will also have full reprimands placed in their personnel
files, which was the punishment for Assistant County Manager Pete
Winton, who was involved in the e-mail controversy.
Last month County Manager Don Stilwell resigned under pressure for sending and forwarding similar e-mails on his work computer.
Ask them what Do they Do ? Unless you are a baseball player for the Red Socks you probable won't even get a response from them...It's diffidently time for the Governor to step in and investigate this county, The Good Ol Boys are running a muck and it's time to clean house of all of them in every department of Lee County government .
Maybe we all need to ask the Governor if he is aware or even cares about what is going on in this county.
charlie.crist@eog.myflorida.com
Sexual Violence
Experiencing sexual violence transforms people and changes their lives, forever. Sexual Assault is a crime of violence, not sex. Sexual Assault is about power and control, sex is the weapon.
The following facts reflect the magnitude of the problem:
Cooperation DOES NOT mean consent
Rape is NEVER the victim's fault
Sexual assault is a violent, unexpected, traumatic, and sometimes life threatening experience. Sexual assaults are directed against women, men, and children. Assaults include any type of unwanted sexual activity expressed by one person toward another either overtly or in a subtle manner. If you have experienced this type of assault, it is important for you to remember that... Cooperation is NOT consent! Perpetrators sometimes use threats of physical harm, physical force or the use of a weapon. The fear of harm or even death may have prompted you to cooperate with the assailant. This does not in any way mean that you consented to the assault. Since rape can feel like... and can often be a life-threatening situation, whatever measure you took to survive was EXACTLY the right thing to do.
A Survivor
As a survivor of sexual assault, you will most likely have many questions and concerns. There are emotional and psychological reactions to the trauma you have experienced. You may want clarification on medical and legal questions.
Following the assault, you may have many thoughts and feelings that will be confusing and disturbing. That's normal. Rape survivors usually feel a sort of emotional numbing or shock immediately following the assault. It is also normal to have the tendency to deny what happened. These feelings and emotions are normal, and it is called Rape Trauma Syndrome.
Rape Trauma Syndrome is a term that covers the wide range of emotions and reactions that are common to rape survivors. Some of these reactions include fear, grief, disbelief, guilt, shame, anger, sadness, betrayal, and rage.
Rape is a terrifying assault. It is normal for you to feel fear, anxiety, distrust, anger or any other emotion you may have. It is normal to experience sleeplessness, lack of appetite, and/or increase in appetite, and to have less interest in your normal routine and activities.
Flashbacks and nightmares are also common symptoms of Rape Trauma Syndrome. You may be blaming yourself for what happened. IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT. Regardless of what a victim does or doesn't do, NO ONE DESERVES TO BE RAPED.
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This is the right Stimulus Package for Americans :
Hey folks,
I'm just wondering if you think this idea holds any water:
Instead of "bailing out" those big banks & insurance companies
with a $700 Billion bailout, why not just give all that money to us
American citizens. Consider this: There are approx 200 million American
citizens over the age of 18 (& I'm assuming a great majority are registered voters).
If Congress paid us a mere $300,000 each (tax free), it would help us
pay off our mortgages, boost the economy, pay for college, get out of
debt, etc etc for a total amount of $60 Billion. If you want to tax Joe
Citizen, then pay us $425,000 each, so we can then pay a 30 percent tax
rate on that (about a $125,000 check from 200 Million registered
voters). That will leave us with $300,000 each AFTER taxes. (hence the
tax-free status). [Look - I know the math is not exact].
Congress should allow AIG, and the other banks to fail IF THE FREE
MARKET is allowed to work. American citizens should NOT be held
responsible for ANY business that can't make a profit. Those banks
should be liquidated and sold off if they go belly-up.
Some people may argue that this "idea" is nothing more than National Socialism (which then translates into Fascism),
by evening out the national wealth (& debt) across the board. This
is what was supposed to happen when the Communists came to power &
took over Russia,
but what really happened was those dudes in charge of Russia took all
the wealth of the nation and kept it from the citizens, forcing
everyone else to fend for themselves.
Today, if we allow Congress to follow through with the passage of the "Bailout"
bill, Congress will keep all that wealth for themselves, forcing the
rest of us to fend for ourselves, JUST LIKE COMMUNIST RUSSIA. But, if
each of us gets a check for $300,000 dollars, we maintain our financial freedom.

EOW: Monday, October 23, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
EOW ~ 20 years agoPolice Officer Albert A. Valentino
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Monday, October 23, 1989
Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 7113
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Date of Incident: Monday, October 23, 1989
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer
Albert Valentino was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer
while involved in a shootout on a city street. The suspect involved in
the shootout was also shot and killed.
Officer Valentino was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter Gina Marie, born a week after her father's death.
I miss you , Al and I'm so proud of you, not a day goes by that I don't think of you... You were a good husband, father and friend..
Total Line of Duty Deaths in Philadelphia : 253
Accidental: 3EOW: Wednesday, December 9, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 1985 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
EOW: Thursday, June 5, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1987 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
EOW: Monday, October 23, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Wednesday, February 6, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Thursday, June 17, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 Cause of Death: Drowned |
EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Cause of Death: Heart attack |
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 2007 Cause of Death: Gunfire |
2009 Police week ~ In memory of Faller law enforcement officers
Officer Andrew Widman — Killed July 18, 2008; shot while trying to intercede in a domestic argument
Officer
Phillip Lebid — Killed Nov. 22, 2004; died in a car accident while
working for the FBI, not long after leaving a five-year tenure at FMPD
Officer Daniel Starks — Killed Oct. 25, 2003; struck by a car while in a vehicle pursuit
Detective Mark Bolhouse — Died Jan. 19, 1988; suffered a medical condition while on duty
Sgt. Logan Scott — Killed April 3, 1981; struck by a vehicle
Lt. Matthew Hisler — Killed Jan. 3, 1930; shot and killed on duty

Power Corrupts And Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
~ John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
06/30/09 ( News-Press )
Captain Rex Shevitski has been demoted and will immediately receive a 5 percent pay cut.
According to the Internal Affairs reports, complaints for insubordination by abusiveness and improper conduct were substantiated.
Lt. Robert Bal investigated the complaints, which centered on derogatory statements Shevitski, who oversees the Marine Unit, made regarding Cpl. Randy Hodges and Shevitski's involvement into investigations within the Agricultural Unit.
Several complaints against Shevitski were made by resident Fred Kobie Sr., a farmer who also has an air conditioning business. Some of the allegations were Shevitski had fired his weapon dangerously, expected to be charged less for air conditioning services in exchange for keeping Kobie's son out of jail, told Kobie's young son about a prostitution arrest and came to Kobie with information about Kobie's son being under investigation for theft of cattle.|
Docket Information |
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| Docket Date: | Event Description: | |||
| 3/27/2009 | In Custody, | |||
| 3/28/2009 | Record of First Appearance and Booking Report Filed, | |||
| 3/28/2009 | Provisional Appoint of PD by Court Pending Further Review, | |||
| 3/28/2009 | Other, SAO offered 20 days LCJ, Def declined | |||
| 3/28/2009 | Stay Away From Place of Arrest, Howard Johnson, 13000 N Cleveland Ave, North Fort Myers, FL | |||
| 3/28/2009 | Certificate of Compliance/FCIC/NCIC Requirement Filed, | |||
| 3/29/2009 | Bonded Out, | |||
| 3/30/2009 | Case Opened by Booking Sheet, | |||
| 4/2/2009 | Contact Attempted for Indigent Status Screening Filed, | |||
| 4/2/2009 | Pretrial Disclosure Regarding App for Indigent Status Filed, | |||
| 4/3/2009 | Copy of Surety Bond Filed, | |||
| 4/14/2009 | Arraignment (Judge:Sturgis, Radford R), Time - 08:00 | |||
| 4/15/2009 | Commitment Form Sent to Judge/Magistrate, RRS for BW amount for Diversion / FTA | |||
Nicholas Christie, was arrested March 25 on a charge of disorderly intoxication and booked two days later on a trespassing charge.
But what happened the second time he was taken into Lee County Jail still haunts his widow, Joyce, said her lawyer, Nicholas DiCello.
Christie died March 31 — two days after he was taken to the hospital from jail, DiCello said.
Ken Cutler, was booked into jail the same day of Christie’s injury. Cutler said he was five cells from Christie in the jail’s mental health section March 29.
Cutler said guards emptied two large cans of pepper spray in Christie’s cell in the early morning hours when he began shouting for his keys and wallet.
“You could tell immediately there was something wrong with the guy,” he said. “He didn’t know where he was.”
The noxious drift coating the block prompted Cutler to stuff paper in his nose and cover his face with a blanket, he said.
Later, he said officials restrained Christie in a chair after he complained of problems breathing and chest pains and put a mask on him to prevent him from spitting.
“While he was sitting in the chair, they sprayed him two more times,” Cutler said. “This guy sat in the restraint chair, which seemed like over an hour, and his whole head was turning purple and almost blue. ... He was gasping.”
A nurse arrived and Christie was wheeled away in the chair, Cutler said.
The death certificate signed April 29 lists brain damage caused by lack of oxygen after a cardiac arrest, low blood pressure caused by heart pump failure and stress from the restraint and pepper spray as leading to Christie’s death.
“Deaths at our jail are very rare,” King said. “Certainly, it’s uncommon.”
King pledged the agency would do a thorough investigation.
Numbers from Lee jail logs do show use of force reports have been increasing. Such reports have spiked 70 percent since 2005.A breakdown provided by the sheriff's office earlier this week indicates there were 596 use of force reports generated in 2005, and 1,104 in 2008.
There have been 696 use of force reports so far in 2008, and 252 from February through April. This is what the LCSO is willing to say, You can actually double if not triple these numbers due to the lack of reported incidents.
The News-Press made a public-records request to the sheriff’s office last week for three months of use-of-force reports and sexual harassment and assault complaints after being contacted by several people who alleged mistreatment in jail.
Though a report for this case would not be included because it’s an active investigation, the office estimated that the request would cost more than $2,293 to fill. Regardless that these are public records and as taxpayers we should be entitle too.His family believes police didn't try to get him treatment soon enough.
Christie's widow, Joyce, said from her home Thursday that she wants the truth to come out about her husband's death and for someone to be held accountable.
''I want justice for him,'' she said. ''The system failed him once. Don't let it fail him again.''
Her lawyer, Nick DiCello, said the family is awaiting the outcome of a criminal investigation before deciding on their next step.
''I'm committed to pursuing this thing all the way through,'' DiCello said. ''Right now, we don't have any answers that we want.''
Joyce Christie said she wished someone at the jail had taken her husband to the hospital sooner. She said she is upset that two of the people who were involved still are working.and "It was over an hour before the nurse came in."
DiCello said given Nick Christie's medical history and the circumstances surrounding his death, the coroner could not have ruled any other way.
''I would've been shocked if it wasn't ruled a homicide,'' DiCello said.
BEFORE !In documents filed to the board, He names 39 witnesses he intends to call for the June 2nd Civil Service hearing, including Mike Scott, Dominick Ferrante, former Chief Deputy Charles Ferrante and Ryan Bell. He lists 32 exhibits, including commendations he received and derogatory e-mails sent by other deputies.
Stu Pepper, Bushong’s attorney wrote in a summary of evidence.Ciresi appealed to the Civil Service Board, claiming there was no legitimate reason for his demotion and that the reasons for his reduction in rank weren’t put in writing.
“Quite frankly, we don’t know why this happened. His personnel record shows no disciplinary action leading up to the demotion. This action was not supported by the rules and should be reversed,” Ciresi’s attorney, Doug Wilson, told the board.
However, Scott testified that Ciresi held a command level rank — the third highest in the agency — and answered to the sheriff.
“The sheriff has the ability to reorganize, conduct investigations and to demote. I don’t write reports to myself,” Scott said.
There were plenty of reasons to demote Ciresi, the sheriff said.
When the Sheriff was questioned about why he had not produced written documentation to show reasons for the demotion, the Sheriff basically replied he was the sheriff and had the ability to do so.
This Crazy ass Civil Service board ruled the Crazy Sheriff is not required to produce proof,
Chris Arey later voted the sheriff did not have just cause to demote Ciresi. standing up for what they believed to be right, knowing that the vote could of hurt his career severely...
If Ciresi signed anything on paper than the Sheriff should of produced it but since he was able to get away with that, Proves to me that this man is a serious problem and will continue
to get away with every thing with the back up by the Civil Board of Nuts , FDLE and
Commission of Ethics.
Nothing is going to change until we are all :
" SCOTT FREE " of this man. Luckily. I don't have to work for him but I feel for those who do ..He has been completely out of control abusing his almighty powers..
This is getting so bizarre that no one is safe from this man, Jobs are lost, demotions and pay cuts, refusal to allow outsiders investigate his department, the lying is so bad that he contradicts himself over and over to the press and to the employees, He almost like the mad scientist..He needs to get a grip and stop embarrassing this county.

The sheriff’s office contends that Ferrante is not entitled to a hearing because Ferrante resigned and because he filed his petition too late.
The board today swiftly agreed and voted it does not have jurisdiction to have a hearing for Ferrante.
“Do you think that was fair. I was not asking anything more than the dozens of rapists and drug dealers and killers I’ve arrested over the years, the right to defend myself in an open forum,” Ferrante said."The later determined fact that the threatened weapon was a BB gun in no way changes the fact that the presented events could only be treated as a lethal threat to his life," Kevin Smith, chief investigator for the SAO said in a summary of his investigation into the shooting in Bonita Springs.
Sheriff's Sgt. Eric Nalewaik had no way of knowing the weapon Guy Howard Petrey, 47, was pointing at him February 12th was a BB gun that resembled a 9 mm Smith and Wesson pistol, said Kevin Smith and of course The State Attorney Stephen Russell agreed with the findings."I am convinced that the actions of Sergeant Nalewaik were in self defense and a legally justifiable use of deadly force," Russell said in a letter Friday to Sheriff Mike Scott.
Allen and Sonier drove by Petrey’s Torchfire Trail home and saw him smoking a cigarette. He appeared paranoid and edgy, they radioed Nalewaik and Dektas.
When Nalewaik came to the house on foot, he saw Petrey inside the lanai and he called out to him. Petrey turned and “looked through him,” Nalewaik said.
“He looked a little bit surprised but then it almost went into he had — almost like he had a plan,” Nalewaik told an investigator after the shooting. “And he said, ‘I’ve got something for you.’”
This is Hear say and Assumptions...
That’s when Petrey picked up the BB gun, a replica Smith & Wesson 9 mm, and pointed it at the sergeant. Nalewaik opened fire.
Petrey was hit three times, once in the chest, another time in the lower back and again in his torso, the latter a graze wound.
Wow: I don't think that was the right reaction after 11 years and a specialist in dealing with mentally ill suspects.. And shot in the lower back ? Back would mean Behind him.. At what point did he turn around ?
“Clearly, the situation was one in which Sgt. Nalewaik reasonably believed that Petrey presented an immediate threat to himself and other deputies,” Assistant State Attorney Dean R. Plattner wrote in the report summary.
In documents filed to the board, He names 39 witnesses he intends to call for the June 2nd Civil Service hearing, including Mike Scott, Dominick Ferrante, former Chief Deputy Charles Ferrante and Ryan Bell. He lists 32 exhibits, including commendations he received and derogatory e-mails sent by other deputies.
Stu Pepper, Bushong’s attorney wrote in a summary of evidence.When Scott was elected in 2004, he asked Ferrante to return to the agency, and remained employed until his resignation March 4th. He left the agency "not in good standing," but the case was not referred to FDLE for possible sanctions.
According to Mike Scott: Ferrante lied about the threat of retaliation and the sequence of events began when Ferrante used forfeiture funds to order six specialized weapons at a cost of about $700 each for the sheriff's office gang unit without going through proper policy.
Ferrante's polygraph showed deception and Lt. Gregory "Shane" Hingson notified Mike Scott of the comments and an e-mail from Dominick Ferrante containing inappropriate references to Capt. Gary Kamp.
Recently Ferrante has asked for a civil board hearing...In the documents, filed with the board, Ferrante argues he was forced to resign; Ferrante wrote that he expects to call 8 to 10 witnesses and provide other evidence to show Mike Scott violated the State’s Police Bill of Rights, And; I'm sure more proof of violations of policies and procedures.Lee County deputy fired after alleged actions with inmate
A deputy has lost her job after an investigation concluded she had been sending food and notes to an inmate, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputy
Fay St. Rose, a corrections officer with the Lee County Sheriff’s
Office, was found to have taken part in improper conduct, neglect of
duty, insubordination, and failed in her job knowledge and performance
for passing on messages on paper towels and candy bars to an inmate
earlier this year, according to a withdrawal of appointment document
from the sheriff’s office.
The food and letters were apparently hidden in the inmate’s legal material.
The document also said St. Rose admitted giving her cell phone number and having three party calls from the inmate.
The report also said she has 15 days to appeal this decision.
OMG, They stop mail and only made postcards come in, They shake down
right after commissary is handed out and them they resell it over and
over by calling it contraband. ( Racketeering ) They use the inmates as
sport and the mental ill inmates for fun with weapons and Oh Lets Not
Forget : Abuse and KILL the inmates...
She doesn't need to appeal ,
She needs to spill it all to the media and stop what is going on that
jail , Save her integrity and throw the real " Improper conduct,
neglect of duty, insubordination, and failed in job knowledge and
performance " Deputies under the BUS...The LCSO is a disgrace !
What about the Murders, What happened to them ? Did they get the candy bar after killing Nick Christie?
Have they been charged yet ? Are they still working or off with pay ?
They should be in jail right NOW ! ! MURDERS ! !
Other deputies need to be in jail for Domestic violence and Sexual Assault and they're not ;They got promotions and raises..
At least she had compassion and tried to help people who have not been proven guilty of crimes YET
And where the Hell is the State Attorney ???
Why haven't those guards been charged yet ???
Mike Scott : You should hang your head in shame !
www.nbc-2.com/News/documents/090310_IA_balke.pdf
“We can’t investigate the chief without the chief,” Scott said.
He questioned the timing of Ferrante’s medical leave, but Ferrante said the medical issues, which he declined to discuss, had been ongoing.
“So, really I’m on sick leave, yet they continued to report that I was being investigated,” Ferrante said. “Well, which one is it? I mean, this is my reputation, and if the reason they didn’t move forward on this was because I was on sick leave, then why didn’t they even try to interview anyone else?”
In actuality: we don't even know if Ferrante is having medical issues because he is on FMLA; which can mean "care of family member."
Ferrante said he was never formally notified of the accusations against him, and no other witnesses made sworn statements — steps that should be taken under the state’s officer bill of rights.
Today, Scott plans to release his self-penned response to sheriff’s attorney Abbi Smith about an incident in which she alleged the chief attempted to intimidate her into purging a document from Dominick Ferrante’s file. Her statement is below.
Ferrante said the only communication he had with Smith was during the meeting the sheriff invited him to; he said he never spoke to her alone about the matter. The sheriff said the chief was out of town during that meeting.
Just before his brother resigned, Ferrante was facing a civil service board hearing about his treatment of Sgt. Ryan Bell during a meeting in November to sort out disagreements in the Forensics Unit. It was alleged he cursed and threatened Bell.In all fairness,
Look at the civil court of LeeClerk.org, Mike Scotts is mentioned 24 times in civil suits so far, with some still open and pending..
The former chief said he sometimes used “language for men, behind closed doors,” which he said is common in law enforcement. But he said the sheriff didn’t frown upon it, and in fact sometimes encouraged his next-in-command to give certain employees “the chief’s special,” meaning an especially stern tongue-lashing.
“He just made sure he wasn’t in the room when it happened,” Ferrante said, noting his discipline was always, “fair, firm and consistent.”
The sheriff said Ferrante is lying.
“I think that statement’s probably right up there with the whole claim about having a, ‘chief’s probation,’” Scott said. “We don’t have a chief’s probation, we don’t have ‘chief’s specials.’ And as far as all this, ‘men talk,’ I don’t know what they’re talking about. I don’t speak to my employees that way, and I wouldn’t expect my administrative staff to speak to other employees that way.”
In the last year, Ferrante said he and the sheriff spoke at least twice about his performance, and the sheriff never questioned his tactics.
But Ferrante questions Scott’s credibility, pointing to the fact that on the day he announced his retirement, Scott described his career as, “impeccable.” Days later, Scott blasted Ferrante, saying he had repeatedly counseled against his harsh tone with employees, and also about the reported incident with Smith.“If it was true that he had to repeatedly counsel me, then I would consider it his failure as a sheriff that he didn’t remove me from this position sooner,” Ferrante said. “You don’t repeatedly counsel your second-in-command about something like that. You take action.”
Scott said if Ferrante had merely retired after the Bell incident, the outcome might have been different. He said the Smith incident was, “the last straw.”
But internal investigations, Ferrante said, protect the agency and the employee. He said one should have been carried out, especially when the public was told it was.
“They would have had to take sworn statements,” Ferrante said. “The truth might have actually come out.”
RITA B.
North Fort Myers
RITA: My two "attacks'' on the sheriff since I've known him were for not firing Cpl. Michael Detar after he used a Taser as a joke on someone at a party and his Hussein reference to President Barack Obama at a rally. Bushong deserves a chance to tell his side of the story.
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SAM: While I hold Sheriff Scott in very high regard, I feel that it would be to his advantage to allow an unbiased third party to do the investigation of recent killings by his deputies. One question for the sheriff is this: Will you openly and completely publish the full and unbiased reports related to these investigations? Not the summary, but the full report. If the answer is no, The News-Press needs to get in gear and demand to know why not and demand an independent investigation.
Lt. Lee Bushong, 34, a 10 year veteran, was demoted after sending a threatening e-mail to employees, and was fired after calling one of those employees and swearing at him, according to internal affairs reports.
It started in late January. Bushong, reports said, sent an e-mail warning his employees in the Intelligence Unit against taking consecutive vacation weeks. In the e-mail, the investigation indicated he singled out Deputy Steve Drum, who took time off to tend to a child after surgery.
Bushong also told employees he would, "hang a small portion of your (expletive) on my wall for decoration" if the directive wasn't followed.
One of the employees forwarded the e-mail to superiors.
Bushong was questioned, and admitted to sending the e-mail, agreeing it was unprofessional. He was found to have violated the agency's policies with improper conduct and insubordination by abusiveness, and was demoted to deputy.
Then in March, another investigation was initiated after it was alleged Bushong called Drum, swore at him repeatedly and called him names. Bushong later said he wanted to ask Drum why he didn't follow the chain of command.
Per agency policy, employees are to be placed on paid administrative leave pending outcome of an internal affairs investigation. Orders were given to Maj. Scott Ciresi to inform Bushong he was being placed on leave while he was investigated for his conduct toward Drum.
However, the report states, Ciresi passed off the duty to a lieutenant. There are conflicting statements, but somehow, three other lieutenants came along to help deliver the news to Bushong, who was cleaning out his office. One of those, Lt. Shane Hingson, had been involved in an earlier dispute weeks prior with Bushong, Capt. Dominick Ferrante (who later resigned) and Capt. Gary Kamp.
When the three lieutenants arrived, Bushong became upset. Hingson eventually summoned Ciresi because it was "getting ugly."
It was later determined Ciresi "mishandled" the situation by allowing the lieutenants to deliver the news to Bushong, but no formal investigation was conducted.
Ciresi was later demoted from major to captain, although the reason given by the sheriff's office was it was part of the agency's restructuring.
On March 25, Bushong's second internal investigation determined he was abusive to Drum, but did not find he was insubordinate to the three lieutenants. He was fired Friday.
Bushong is appealing the decision; In a statement, Sheriff Mike Scott said, "It is always regrettable to part company under unfavorable circumstances; however, inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated."
Inappropriate & unprofessional behavior is normal activity at the LCSO, Mike Scott himself could not even reply to emails without being rude & unprofessionalIn his personnel file, released Monday, the former U.S. Marine sergeant repeatedly received stellar reviews and several letters of commendation, including for his part in saving two lives - one who had threatened suicide and another who had driven into a pond. He is described by his superiors as someone who is motivated, polite, an excellent writer and a good team player.
His records indicate he was counseled in the last few years for not going through the proper chain of command and the need to cultivate better relationships with other lieutenants and sergeants.
The intelligence unit Bushong oversaw included the gang unit, homeland security, crime tracking, career support and Crimestoppers. Bushong also is a member of the regional Joint Terrorism Task Force.To: File
Thru: Captain James Leavens
From: Lieutenant Kathryn Rairden 93-148
Date: September 17, 2008
Ref: IA-2008-024
8. Falsification of Official Documents:
Balke stated Sergeant Bell had Crime Scene Tech - Randy Eubanks remove Corporal Mike Detar's name
from Crime Scene reports for the purposes of hiding the information from the Media.
Randy Eubanks stated he was told to remove Detar's name from the report, but the comment typed by
Sergeant Bell stated "She has never overtly accused Detar; she has only implied that he may have done this.
Therefore we should leave his name out of the report." CST Eubanks stated he did not have a problem
removing Detar's name from the "Suspect" section but refused to remove his name from the report entirely.
CST Eubanks stated he did not recall being told to remove the name for the purposes of "hiding" the
information from the Media.
Sergeant Bell stated he did not have CST Eubanks remove Corporal Mike Detar's name from a Crime Scene
Report for the purposes of "hiding it from the Media."
Conclusion: This is not a falsification of official documents, but rather a perception issue. There were
extenuating circumstances surrounding this case that once explained, made sense to CST Eubanks. It does
not appear as if the explanation was ever forwarded to the Crime Scene Manager, Harry Balke. The only
place Detar's name was removed from this report is as the listed "SUSPECT," which at the time there were
several.
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www.nbc-2.com/News/documents/090310_IA_balke.pdf
Abbi Smith, The file for Capt. Dominick Ferrante had first to be reviewed by the sheriff’s legal staff, and while aide Abbi Smith was looking over the documents prior to their release, Charles Ferrante reportedly approached her. He told her the documents about the confrontation involving his brother did not belong in the file. The documents detailed the sheriff’s exoneration of the other deputy in the dispute.
“I told him the signature on the page was an original, and I believed the sheriff meant for it to be there,” Smith wrote in a memo to Scott dated March 11. “He again told me that it did not belong there. I stood to leave the room, and he walked with me. ... I told (my supervisor) that I felt that the chief was trying to get me to remove the paper from the file, and I refused to do so.”
Charles Ferrante Did Not say : Give it to me, But she felt threatened in some way in her opinion. Good thing Abbi wasn't sexually assaulted or beaten by him because that would of been dismissed by the Sheriff and Internal Affairs, criminal charges would brought against her for some reason by the state attorney and turned on her . She may want to read about sexual violence ...Just in case !