{"id":727,"date":"2012-08-10T15:55:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/megalextoria.wordpress.com\/?p=727"},"modified":"2012-08-10T15:55:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:55:33","slug":"decade-old-disciplinary-records-become-sheriffs-race-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/08\/10\/decade-old-disciplinary-records-become-sheriffs-race-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Decade-old disciplinary records become sheriff&#8217;s race issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"posterous_autopost\">\n<div class=\"posterous_bookmarklet_entry\">\n<p>Brevard County voters are likely to choose a new sheriff in two weeks as it has become a two-man race between Republican candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Chief Agent Wayne Ivey wants to stop crime before it starts. Crime prevention is his theme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want people to become victims. We\u2019ll put in new ways to communicate with citizens and prevent crime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ivey jumped into the race as the favorite, with the most money and endorsements. Since then, Sheriff\u2019s Lt. Todd Maddox has gained momentum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can put more deputies on the street for less money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But Maddox\u2019s disciplinary file has become a hot topic with campaign insiders, and the file is spreading on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures in the 12-year-old file show bruises on Maddox\u2019s girlfriend. Maddox was suspended for leaving his gun in her home when she was suicidal and for driving his patrol car after drinking, although he was not drunk. The file said he could have been prosecuted for battery, but the victim would not cooperate.<\/p>\n<p>Full article: <a class=\"externlink\" title=\"Go to http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/48492989\/ns\/local_news-orlando_fl\/t\/decade-old-disciplinary-records-become-sheriffs-race-issue\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/48492989\/ns\/local_news-orlando_fl\/t\/decade-old-disciplinary-records-become-sheriffs-race-issue\/\">http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn \u2026 sheriffs-race-issue\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brevard County voters are likely to choose a new sheriff in two weeks as it has become a two-man race between Republican candidates. Former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Chief Agent Wayne Ivey wants to stop crime before it starts. Crime prevention is his theme. \u201cI don\u2019t want people to become victims. We\u2019ll put in new ways to communicate with citizens and prevent crime,\u201d he said. Ivey jumped into the race as the favorite, with the most money and endorsements. Since then, Sheriff\u2019s Lt. Todd Maddox has gained momentum. \u201cI can put more deputies on the street for less money,\u201d he said. But Maddox\u2019s disciplinary file has become a hot topic with campaign insiders, and the file is spreading on social media. Pictures in the 12-year-old file show bruises on Maddox\u2019s girlfriend. Maddox was suspended for leaving his gun in her home when she was suicidal and for driving his patrol car after drinking, although he was not drunk. The file said he could have been prosecuted for battery, but the victim would not cooperate. Full article: http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn \u2026 sheriffs-race-issue\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[344,719,1071,1543],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-politics","tag-brevard","tag-florida","tag-maddox","tag-sheriff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}