Sheriff Tom Knight's vehicle burglarized at his home

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Is Sheriff Knight am elected official or a
Law Enforcement Officer? Because elected officials do not fall under marcy’s law. Sorry

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Is Sheriff Knight am elected official or a Law Enforcement Officer? Because elected officials do not fall under marcy’s law. Sorry

ANALYSIS: In a recent case in June (last month), an officer was a victim of aggravated battery, so under the guise of Marcy's Law, the officer's name was scrubbed from the police report, during a public records request. In a subsequent court battle, Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson refused to allow the officer's name to be redacted or scrubbed from the report.

QUESTION: In Sheriff Tom Knight's case, he left his personal wallet, cash, credit cards and other items in a Sarasota Sheriff's Office vehicle, which was burglarized. Is Kurt Hoffman presenting a legal analysis that Knight's name should be scrubbed from public records under Marcy's Law?

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In Tallahassee, a suspect pointed a gun at an officer (which makes the officer a victim of aggravated assault) so the officer shot and killed the suspect. However, since the officer is a victim under Marcy’s Law, records custodians refused to release the identity of the officer.

Tallahassee Circuit Judge Charles Dodson declined to issue an emergency court order to keep secret the name of the officer who shot and killed fatal stabbing suspect Tony McDade. Instead, he suggested that officials seek an opinion from State Attorney Jack Campbell or Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office on the constitutionality of Marsy’s Law in Florida.

Marsy’s Law is from a 2018 constitutional amendment approved by Florida voters that protects the rights and privacy of crime victims, but it seems to run counter to the state’s Sunshine Law on open records. It’s not been settled whether officers can be termed “victims” when their on-duty actions result in them becoming a victim.

Contact Karl Etters at ketters@tallahassee.com or @KarlEtters on Twitter

Full story:
https://www.crestviewbulletin.com/ne...local-shooting

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ANALYSIS: In a recent case in June (last month), an officer was a victim of aggravated battery, so under the guise of Marcy's Law, the officer's name was scrubbed from the police report, during a public records request. In a subsequent court battle, Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson refused to allow the officer's name to be redacted or scrubbed from the report.

QUESTION: In Sheriff Tom Knight's case, he left his personal wallet, cash, credit cards and other items in a Sarasota Sheriff's Office vehicle, which was burglarized. Is Kurt Hoffman presenting a legal analysis that Knight's name should be scrubbed from public records under Marcy's Law?

1. Sarasota Sheriff’s Office “general orders” stipulate that sworn personnel are on-duty when they drive agency-issued vehicles.
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2. Sheriff Tom Knight did the following while on-duty:
   (a) Drove and parked his agency issued vehicle.
   (b) Left his wallet, cash, credit cards and other items unattended and overnight in his agency-issued vehicle.
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3. Knight’s on-duty actions resulted in him becoming a victim.
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4. Knight’s victimization was preventable. If Knight had taken his personal property with him, instead of leaving it unattended and overnight in his agency-issued department, then he would not be a crime victim. Knight’s negligence while on-duty made him a victim of a burglary.
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5. Knight’s on-duty actions demonstrated poor judgement, which reflect unfavorably on the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office. That is not a sufficient legal reason to hide, shield or scrub his identity from public view, nor from media inquiries.

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Black boy arrested for breaking into Sheriff Tom Knight’s vehicle:

Fngerprints lifted from Sheriff Tom Knight’s burglarized agency-issued Chevy Traverse were connected to Princeo Altidor Jr., a 16-year-old boy in St. Petersburg. Items stolen from Knight’s vehicle included his sheriff’s ID card, driver’s license, cash, credit cards and…

Source: https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/2...rsquos-vehicle

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Hey Carlos are you a reporter or a water boy for Knight? Just be honest and tell us all.

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1. Sarasota Sheriff’s Office “general orders” stipulate that sworn personnel are on-duty when they drive agency-issued vehicles.
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2. Sheriff Tom Knight did the following while on-duty:
   (a) Drove and parked his agency issued vehicle.
   (b) Left his wallet, cash, credit cards and other items unattended and overnight in his agency-issued vehicle.
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3. Knight’s on-duty actions resulted in him becoming a victim.
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4. Knight’s victimization was preventable. If Knight had taken his personal property with him, instead of leaving it unattended and overnight in his agency-issued department, then he would not be a crime victim. Knight’s negligence while on-duty made him a victim of a burglary.
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5. Knight’s on-duty actions demonstrated poor judgement, which reflect unfavorably on the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office. That is not a sufficient legal reason to hide, shield or scrub his identity from public view, nor from media inquiries.

Knight could not prevent the department vehicle from being burglarized, but he could have prevented himself from becoming a victim by not leaving his cash and credit cards unattended in the vehicle. However, that would involve using common sense and exercising personal responsibility. How many people leave cash and credit cards unattended in their vehicle? Only a teenager or a clueless adult does that.

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I don't bring in my extra id card or my extra badge/badge clip. Am I suppose to strip my car down overnight? Come on lets be realistic. Is their GO that say otherwise??

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Knight could not prevent the department vehicle from being burglarized, but he could have prevented himself from becoming a victim by not leaving his cash and credit cards unattended in the vehicle. However, that would involve using common sense and exercising personal responsibility. How many people leave cash and credit cards unattended in their vehicle? Only a teenager or a clueless adult does that.

Am I suppose to strip my car down overnight? Come on lets be realistic. Is their GO that say otherwise??

Leaving cash and credit cards overnight in your vehicle is stupid. Nobody does that. It's poor judgement on Knight's part -- and $2000 in cash is still missing. Good luck on recovering it.

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Leaving cash and credit cards overnight in your vehicle is stupid. Nobody does that. It's poor judgement on Knight's part -- and $2000 in cash is still missing. Good luck on recovering it.

Did Knight tell you something different than he told the reporter writer ? He must have, because
the report writer only said it was $30......well that's close