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OUR OPINION FDLE Failed In Their "Review" Of The In-Custody Death Of Gregory Edwards The Review Produced More Questions, Than Answers |
July 21, 2020 |
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On Friday, July 17, 2020, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) submitted their "review" of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office's (BCSO) own self investigation of the December 2018 in-custody death of U.S. combat medic Gregory L. Edwards. FDLE Special Agent Dan Warren voiced his "OPINION" that the BCSO's investigation was "complete and thorough". We shall argue that S.A. Warren's "review" brought to light more questions, then it put to bed. The FDLE "review" was done by the invitation of Sheriff Wayne Ivey (see below video), after many, within the Brevard community, started to question the BCSO's self investigation of Edwards' death - and Sheriff Ivey's refusal to publicly release jail surveillance video attached to his death investigation. 
June 12, 2020 Defense Seeks Release Of Jail Video Involving Gregory Edwards And Corrections Deputies FDLE had refused Edwards' widow's 2019 request for an independent investigation. However, given that 2020 is an election year, and with several groups questioning the validity of the BCSO investigation, FDLE was more than accommodating to Sheriff Ivey's request for a 2020 "review" by FDLE (OUR OPINION). Given the political atmosphere attached to the in-custody murder of George Floyd, Sheriff Ivey needed a life line. His former employer (FDLE) - apparently was ready, willing, and able to assist him.(OUR OPINION) December 4, 2019 FDLE states it has no authority to investigation jail death As discussed within our June 26, 2020 article, this publication was not surprised by FDLE's decision to stand by Sheriff Wayne Ivey's self-serving investigation, whereas Ivey clears his deputies of any criminal wrong doing regarding Edwards' untimely death. VolusiaExposed.Com June 26, 2020 FDLE's "Review" Of Gregory Edwards' In-Custody Death Too Little, Too Late, For The Wrong Reasons, And With Limited Authority On December 9, 2018 - Edwards was arrested by the West Melbourne PD (WMPD) while he was apparently experiencing a PTSD episode at the local Wal-Mart. WMPD took Edwards into custody and safely delivered him into the custody of the Brevard County jail. We (the public) know this to be true - because the WMPD publicly released all of their body cam and cruiser cam video.  Edwards In WMPD Patrol Car WMPD chose to ignore Sheriff Ivey's request that they (WMPD) join him in not releasing any video regarding Edwards' demise. FloridaToday.Com June 14, 2020 FloridaToday.Com Sues Sheriff For Jail Surveillance Video Written jail records, indicate that Edwards arrived at the Brevard County jail shortly after 1 p.m.. Shortly after 3 p.m., Edwards was being medically transported to a local hospital - placed on a vent - and would die the next day. So what happened to Edwards during those two hours? Well, according to the FDLE review (see right of page), apparently nineteen jail surveillance cameras (angles), captured the final hours of Edwards' life. Problem is - Sheriff Wayne Ivey doesn't want you, the public, to see those final hours. According to the FDLE "review" - Local Medical Examiner Dr. Sajid S. Qaiser ruled that Edwards died an "accidental" death caused by "excited delirium" (Some civil-rights groups argue that excited delirium diagnoses are being used to absolve law enforcement of guilt in cases where alleged excessive force may have contributed to patient deaths. In 2003, the NAACP argued that excited delirium is used to explain the deaths of minorities more often than whites) What the FDLE "review" report doesn't say, is that the good doctor (Qaiser) has a disciplinary history with Florida state officials for fudging another unrelated suspicious death. VolusiaExposed.Com September 25, 2019 A RECIPE FOR HOMICIDE. MURDERED BY THE BREVARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE? Even more interesting are the opinions of Dr. Stephen J. Nelson — the chief medical examiner for Florida’s 10th Medical Examiner’s District and the chair of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Medical Examiners Commission. Upon Dr. Nelson's review of the Edwards' autopsy report, Nelson suggests that Edwards' death was likely a homicide, and not an accident, as M.E., Dr. Qaiser has ruled. Nelson also opined that the Brevard medical examiner (Qaiser) failed to determine what exactly killed Edwards. VolusiaExposed.Com August 12, 2019 Murdered By The BCSO? None of the above, regarding Dr. Nelson's review, was mentioned within the FDLE review report. Why not? Maybe, because if it had - Edwards death would have to be ruled a homicide, rather than an accident? ClickOrlando.Com October 25, 2019 Medical examiner (Dr. Stephen Nelson) doubts veteran's death in Brevard jail was an accident The Edwards family is still awaiting, over a year and a half later, for the medical examiner's (M.E.) office (Dr. Qaiser) to release several of Edwards' vital organs. We suspect that the M.E. continues to refuse to release the organs, in an attempt, to impede a secondary and independent review of their autopsy findings. Adding insult to injury to the BCSO's investigation, Dr. Qaiser's autopsy, and finally, the FDLE review, a jail nurse that was on duty the day of Edwards death, has now offered her opinion, that Edwards' death was NOT an accident. MSN.Com June 18, 2020 Former Brevard Jail Nurse States Gregory Edwards' Death Was NOT An Accident Let's examine some of the medical evidence, as listed within the FDLE "review". The FDLE report, as authored by Special Agent Supervisor, Daniel Warren, states that within approximately ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes after Edwards was involved in this five (5) minute physical fight with numerous deputies, that his pulse was sixty four (64) and his oxygen level was at ninety-eight (98) percent. VolusiaExposed.Com has contacted our medicial source (professional), and have been advised that a 64 pulse rate is a well established "resting" rate. Our medical professional also questioned why a nurse would be administering oxygen to a patient with a 98% oxygen blood saturation? Immediately prior to the nurse's assessment (64 pulse / 98% oxygen), Special Agent Warren documents in his review report, that Edwards had been placed in the restraint chair, and that "Edwards did not appear to be injured at this time". So, when, where, and how, did Edwards suffer the facial and bodily injuries, as are noted in the autopsy report, and in hospital photos? This publication (VolusiaExposed.Com) alleges that the evidence, and documentation, support, that neither the BCSO investigation, or the FDLE review have resolved how Edwards received these injuries. Does any of the above - no signs of injuries, pulse rate of 64, oxygen saturation of 98% - support the BCSO's narrative that Edwards' has just engaged several deputies with alleged "enhanced strength" (Deputy Wagner's statement - BSCO report) - in which he (Edwards) received several "hammer" blows and kicks, was tased and pepper sprayed? Do these observations (pulse rate, oxygen saturation, no visible injuries) support the final conclusion that this man would soon be dead from "excited delirium"? Honestly, I suspect that this writer has a pulse rate higher than 64, just sitting here preparing this article. |
 Gregory Lloyd Edwards 
Deputy Blazewicz & Deputy Otto As Posted On Deputy Otto's Facebook Page 
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No Biases
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We Allege That A
Romantic Bias Existed
FDLE Special Agent Warren documents that his "review" found "no signs of the BCSO investigation being biased". Well, our response to that is that Agent Warren must be "bias blind" - in our OPINION, many law enforcement officers, especially locally, suffer from "bias blindness".
We (VolusiaExposed.Com) allege that the BCSO investigation was biased, and here is why.
Two of the principle officers in the Edwards use of force incident were Deputy Alison Blazewicz, and Deputy Brian Otto (see pic - upper right of page).
Deputy Otto was the deputy that was sent to the hospital with head injuries, due to Edwards' alleged assault. Deputy Otto, was also the deputy that sprayed Edwards with the pepper spray. While Deputy Blazewicz is documented as deploying her taser against Edwards.
Neither, the BCSO investigations (criminal & administrative), nor FDLE "review" documents - the apparent fact, that both Deputy Otto and Blazewicz were (are) romantically involved (see Facebook screenshot - upper right of page). Why would a homicide investigation leave that important fact out?
Why didn't the BCSO just acknowledge the romantic relationship, as a fact, and IF appropriate, note that their relationship had no bearing on the deputies' actions during the incident, and just move on? Why, because apparently, the relationship DID have some type of bearing on the Edwards incident - most probably, on the level / amount of force applied against Edwards (OPINION).
It is noted in the BCSO investigation, that Blazewicz accompanied Otto to the hospital.
May 19, 2020
The Untimely Deaths Of Two Black Males
FDLE Special Agent Warren made no mention of the romantic relationship in his "review". Imagine our surprise (sarcasm is attached)
In preparation for this article, we sent FDLE a July 20, 2020 email, in which we invited them to send us any additional documentation which supported S.A. Warren's OPINION that the BCSO investigation into Edwards' death was "complete and thorough". Within said email, we also advised FDLE of our observations and concerns surrounding S.A. Warren's "review". As of the posting of this article, we have received no documents.
VolusiaExposed.Com
June 16, 2020
OPEN LETTER TO FDLE
While it is our (VolusiaExposed) OPINION that the FDLE "review" is nothing more than a "rubber stamp" to the BCSO's cover-up investigations - the "review" does provide some interesting and useful information.
September 25, 2019
A Recipe For Homicide
We further know, that Special Agent Warren traveled to Brevard County on June 25, 2020 to "review" the jail surveillance video. That S.A. Warren did not secure a copy of the video - that the BCSO maintained custody of the video. Therefore, we can safely conclude that S.A. Warren could NOT and did NOT "review" thirty eight (38) hours of video (IF - indeed all 19 angles indicate a camera). If that is the case, then S.A. Warren merely reviewed whatever video montage, that the BCSO cobbled together from the Edwards' incident.
Question - how long would it take several deputies to beat a man nearly to death, especially within the privacy of a jail holding cell, and if the man was strapped into a restraint chair? After-all, a Minneapolis police officer publicly murdered (alleged) George Floyd in less than nine (9) minutes.
Just pointing out that S.A. Warren states that when Edwards was secured in the restraint chair - he did not appear to have injuries - that the jail nurse recorded a 64 pulse rate, and 98 % oxygen blood saturation - then minutes later, CPR is being performed as Edwards is being rushed to the hospital - and he dies the next day.
After-all, these deputies had just sent Deputy Otto out to the hospital with head injuries. So did motive, opportunity, and means exist for those deputies to get a little pay back?
WFTV
June 1, 2020
One Local Law Enforcement Agency (BCSO) Trains Deputies To Use ‘Vascular Neck Restraints
The above incorporates our "OPINION", and our observations - just like S.A. Warren documented that the FDLE "review" was his "OPINION", and observations.
Imagine, if there was no video in the George Floyd case. Floyd would still be dead. It would be the word of the officers, against the word of several civilian witnesses. We would imagine that the officers would be of the "OPINION that they did nothing wrong - while the civilian witnesses would have a different OPINION. The video in the George Floyd case defined the majority OPINION. It (the video) was the game changer. Even Sheriff Ivey has gone on the record, that what transpired in the Floyd case was police misconduct.
August 12, 2019
Murdered By The BCSO
FloridaToday.Com has filed, or soon will be filing a lawsuit, requesting that the Court order Sheriff Ivey to publicly release the jail surveillance video(s).
So stand by to stand by ....... there is surely more to come of this......transparency brings truth...truth brings justice...and as we all know justice brings peace .....
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