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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJacksonville detective resigns after threats directed at President, Democratic Party
Secret Service busy once again...
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2012-11-16/story/jacksonville-detective-resigns-after-threats-directed-president
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a Jacksonville Sheriffs Office detective who has resigned over threatening comments about President Barack Obama and members of the Democratic Party.
Secret Service agent Lisa Kline confirmed on Friday the investigation of detective Sam Koivisto, who quit in the face of an internal affairs probe. She would not detail how the agency is conducting the investigation but said it looks into all threats against the president.
Koivisto, a 26-year veteran with the Sheriffs Office who did undercover work, quit after Sheriff John Rutherford learned on Nov. 9 of threatening statements made following the election.
In a memo Thursday, Rutherford said a preliminary interview was conducted with Koivisto, who acknowledged making the statements.
Rutherford said Friday he was planning an internal investigation, though the remarks did not appear to rise to the level of being criminal.
"Then he quit," Rutherford said. That ended the investigation.
Rutherford called the comments unacceptable workplace conduct, though not a legitimate threat.
"You still don't make those kinds of comments," he said.
He said the Secret Service was notified.
Secret Service agent Lisa Kline confirmed on Friday the investigation of detective Sam Koivisto, who quit in the face of an internal affairs probe. She would not detail how the agency is conducting the investigation but said it looks into all threats against the president.
Koivisto, a 26-year veteran with the Sheriffs Office who did undercover work, quit after Sheriff John Rutherford learned on Nov. 9 of threatening statements made following the election.
In a memo Thursday, Rutherford said a preliminary interview was conducted with Koivisto, who acknowledged making the statements.
Rutherford said Friday he was planning an internal investigation, though the remarks did not appear to rise to the level of being criminal.
"Then he quit," Rutherford said. That ended the investigation.
Rutherford called the comments unacceptable workplace conduct, though not a legitimate threat.
"You still don't make those kinds of comments," he said.
He said the Secret Service was notified.
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Jacksonville detective resigns after threats directed at President, Democratic Party (Original Post)
superpatriotman
Nov 2012
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blueknight
(2,831 posts)1. charge him!
convict him of a felony so he loses his pension
catbyte
(34,376 posts)2. I hope they keep an eye on that guy. He sounds dangerous.
MagickMuffin
(15,936 posts)3. I think they should probably still continue with their investigation
This guy could still pose a serious threat.
Travis Bridges, chairman of the Duval County Democratic Party, said he has not been contacted by authorities or told what was said. One party loses, he said. Its not that unexpected.
Of course, it is not unexpected if the repubicants do this. However, Democrats to my knowledge have never made threatening statements that were in authority positions.
Earlier in Koivistos career, dubious tactics he and another detective used resulted in dropped charges against several people accused of selling crack cocaine. In 1996 the State Attorneys Office dropped the cases because questions about entrapment and denial of due process could have surfaced, the Times-Union reported at the time.
The issue came up after Koivisto and the other detective videotaped themselves selling drugs undercover in Fernandina Beach and provided an 18-year-old suspect with crack, a pipe and a lighter so she could smoke the drug in her car.
The issue came up after Koivisto and the other detective videotaped themselves selling drugs undercover in Fernandina Beach and provided an 18-year-old suspect with crack, a pipe and a lighter so she could smoke the drug in her car.
This kind of detective is certainly defective imho.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)4. Update on this traitorous scumbag.