Any Relation to our wonderfful John Szabo?

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A Volusia County sheriff’s deputy has been relieved of his gun and badge and faces discipline for posting an inappropriate comment on a social media website about an internal affairs investigation, officials said.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood confirmed that he has taken Deputy John Szabo’s firearm and badge after the post.
“I have stripped him of his law enforcement authority and he is home on paid administrative leave,” Chitwood said.
Citing an ongoing internal affairs investigation on Szabo, a court services deputy at the Daytona Beach Courthouse Annex, the sheriff said he could not go into details of Szabo’s leave but agreed it had to do with a social media post obtained by The News-Journal.
In the post, Szabo criticized the sheriff’s decision to conduct an internal affairs investigation to determine why two deputies did not have their body cameras on during a pursuit on Aug. 27 when deputies mistakenly flattened the tire of an innocent motorist on northbound Interstate 95.
In his online post in early September, Szabo said the sheriff’s action is a reason people are departing the agency.
“No wonder so many people are leaving. Funny how anyone who legitimately tried to do the right thing gets (expletive) in the (expletive),” Szabo opined, concluding, “Guess I’ll have some new partners at the courthouse.”
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Andrew Gant wrote in an email Thursday that the Sheriff’s Office has approximately 455 sworn positions and about 43 sworn personnel have departed since Jan. 1.
Szabo could not be reached for comment.


Sgt. Brodie Hughes, who is president of the Volusia County Deputies Association Local 6035, declined comment pending the internal affairs investigation.
Szabo, 29, has been working with the Sheriff’s Office since November 2011. In 2012, he was counseled after a supervisory inquiry concluded that Szabo, who was involved in a motor vehicle accident, improperly handled his vehicle, Gant said.
In the August chase that prompted Szabo’s post, law enforcement, including Ormond Beach police officers and sheriff’s deputies, were in pursuit of Darius Davis, who had fled from a domestic violence incident in Daytona Beach, where he tried to ram a patrol car, authorities said.
M.J. Locklear of Palm Coast had his Ford Escape’s tire punctured by mistake by Deputy Kyle Cowger, who threw a stop stick in front of his car. Locklear then had a gun pointed in his face by sheriff’s Sgt. Keith Peck. Both Cowger and Peck did not have their body cameras on.
On Aug. 30, Chitwood announced that an internal affairs investigation was being conducted into why deputies working the pursuit of Davis did not have their body cameras on and will face disciplinary action if merited.
“Just wondering if Chitwood had his body camera on,” Szabo wrote in his post. “Wonder if the deputies didn’t have their (body cameras) on because they were pulled off the highway looking for the suspect vehicle and more concerned with not getting run over.”
Szabo stated, “Guess it goes back to the do as I say not as I do bull (expletive).”
It’s unclear whether Szabo’s posting would be protected by the First Amendment, said Jason Bent, a professor at Stetson College of Law. It would depend on the balancing and weighing of a variety of legal tests, including whether the deputy was speaking on matters of public concern or whether he was an employee grousing about working conditions. If he made the comment in a closed Facebook group, that could argue against it being a matter of public concern but raise the question of how did the sheriff learn about it, Bent said.

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What's new in Orlando these days

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Shouldn’t have been fired Will see how this ends

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Well he must know it all cause he's still here.

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The father works at ABT, this is his son.

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How is Junior doing these days?

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Junior is doing just fine, things happen for a reason, he is now safe and has a much better future ahead of him.

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The father works at ABT, this is his son.

Watch your back when you're around the father.

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A Volusia County sheriff’s deputy has been relieved of his gun and badge and faces discipline for posting an inappropriate comment on a social media website about an internal affairs investigation, officials said.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood confirmed that he has taken Deputy John Szabo’s firearm and badge after the post.
“I have stripped him of his law enforcement authority and he is home on paid administrative leave,” Chitwood said.
Citing an ongoing internal affairs investigation on Szabo, a court services deputy at the Daytona Beach Courthouse Annex, the sheriff said he could not go into details of Szabo’s leave but agreed it had to do with a social media post obtained by The News-Journal.
In the post, Szabo criticized the sheriff’s decision to conduct an internal affairs investigation to determine why two deputies did not have their body cameras on during a pursuit on Aug. 27 when deputies mistakenly flattened the tire of an innocent motorist on northbound Interstate 95.
In his online post in early September, Szabo said the sheriff’s action is a reason people are departing the agency.
“No wonder so many people are leaving. Funny how anyone who legitimately tried to do the right thing gets (expletive) in the (expletive),” Szabo opined, concluding, “Guess I’ll have some new partners at the courthouse.”
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Andrew Gant wrote in an email Thursday that the Sheriff’s Office has approximately 455 sworn positions and about 43 sworn personnel have departed since Jan. 1.
Szabo could not be reached for comment.


Sgt. Brodie Hughes, who is president of the Volusia County Deputies Association Local 6035, declined comment pending the internal affairs investigation.
Szabo, 29, has been working with the Sheriff’s Office since November 2011. In 2012, he was counseled after a supervisory inquiry concluded that Szabo, who was involved in a motor vehicle accident, improperly handled his vehicle, Gant said.
In the August chase that prompted Szabo’s post, law enforcement, including Ormond Beach police officers and sheriff’s deputies, were in pursuit of Darius Davis, who had fled from a domestic violence incident in Daytona Beach, where he tried to ram a patrol car, authorities said.
M.J. Locklear of Palm Coast had his Ford Escape’s tire punctured by mistake by Deputy Kyle Cowger, who threw a stop stick in front of his car. Locklear then had a gun pointed in his face by sheriff’s Sgt. Keith Peck. Both Cowger and Peck did not have their body cameras on.
On Aug. 30, Chitwood announced that an internal affairs investigation was being conducted into why deputies working the pursuit of Davis did not have their body cameras on and will face disciplinary action if merited.
“Just wondering if Chitwood had his body camera on,” Szabo wrote in his post. “Wonder if the deputies didn’t have their (body cameras) on because they were pulled off the highway looking for the suspect vehicle and more concerned with not getting run over.”
Szabo stated, “Guess it goes back to the do as I say not as I do bull (expletive).”
It’s unclear whether Szabo’s posting would be protected by the First Amendment, said Jason Bent, a professor at Stetson College of Law. It would depend on the balancing and weighing of a variety of legal tests, including whether the deputy was speaking on matters of public concern or whether he was an employee grousing about working conditions. If he made the comment in a closed Facebook group, that could argue against it being a matter of public concern but raise the question of how did the sheriff learn about it, Bent said.

Such a wonderful story to read all over again!

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Which Lt is missing in action, the post was mysteriously removed