Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony did not disclose in purposes that he killed somebody at age 14, his previous drug use, and his driving document, in keeping with a Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement report.

The FDLE launched an investigation into Tony, 43, after the Florida Bulldog, a neighborhood information web site, reported in Could 2020 that he had fatally shot an 18-year-old neighbor along with his father's gun throughout a struggle at his Philadelphia residence in 1993. Whereas Tony was charged with homicide, he was acquitted in juvenile court docket, arguing he did it in self-defense and to guard his household.

The 20-page FDLE report was issued late Monday, the AP reported. FDLE investigators and a state prosecutor concluded that Tony lied a number of instances on his police purposes, however he couldn't be criminally charged for the taking pictures as a result of the statute of limitations has expired and data had been laborious to search out, in keeping with the report.

The FDLE handed the report back to the state ethics fee for consideration and will advise Gov. Ron DeSantis to droop the sheriff, in keeping with the AP. Tony may additionally face an ethics investigation, the Miami Herald reported.

DeSantis stated at a Tuesday information convention in Miami that he would confer along with his aides earlier than deciding what to do with Tony, the AP reported.

"We will evaluation every thing ... within the coming days," DeSantis stated, in keeping with the South Florida Solar-Sentinel.

Gregory Tony, FDLE Investigation, Lying
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated Tuesday he'll determine quickly whether or not to droop Broward County Sherriff Gregory Tony, seen right here at a 2019 press convention, after state investigators found he lied a number of instances on police purposes about killing somebody as a teen, his previous drug use, and his driving document. Joe Cavarette/South Florida Solar-Sentinel by way of AP, File

The governor can briefly or completely droop any native elected official for malfeasance or different violations below state regulation. The suspension will be appealed to the state Senate.

The Broward County sheriff's workplace didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.

Tony lied in an affidavit when he grew to become the Broward County sheriff, saying he by no means had a prison document sealed or expunged, the report stated. He lied a number of instances when making use of to the Coral Springs Police Division on questions involving drug use, prison violations, arrest, transferring violations, and undetected crimes.

Tony additionally lied on a kind to resume his Florida driver's license, in keeping with the report. Anthony Kunasek, a particular prosecutions chief for the Fort Myers state legal professional who oversaw the case, wrote in a three-page memo accompanying the report that there was inadequate proof to make a case over a 2019 driver's license renewal kind.

Tony was appointed sheriff in January 2019. Scott Israel, his predecessor, was fired for his alleged botched dealing with of the taking pictures at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Excessive College in February 2018. The Florida Senate upheld that call.