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Volusia County Deputy Arrested For Domestic Violence Two Different Responses |
September 9, 2021 |
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As detailed within both a recent arrest report and a Volusia County Sheriff Office (VCSO) press release - VCSO has arrested one of their own deputies for domestic violence. According to the reports - the victim of Deputy Austin Rosa's domestic violence was another VCSO deputy that Rosa was in a domestic / romantic relationship with. Fox35 Orlando September 4, 2021 Sheriff: Volusia deputy assaulted girlfriend, threatened to kill her The VCSO is to be congratulated regarding their quick decision to arrest Deputy Rosa. VolusiaExposed.Com shares Sheriff Mike Chitwood's comments that "no one should have to endure that kind of abuse, especially at the hands of someone who's sworn to protect others. It's a black mark for all of us who wear the same badge, but I'm proud of the quick work our deputies did to put this deputy behind bars just like anyone else." The VCSO has advised this publication that Deputy Rosa submitted his resignation last Sunday (September 5, 2021). Per Florida State statutes and other legal mandates (see last two pages of CJSTC / FDLE Compliance Bulletin #40 - May 2010) - and regardless of Rosa's resignation - the VCSO must now complete their internal investigation into Rosa's alleged misconduct, so that Florida State officials can determine whether or not to revoke Rosa's law enforcement certification. Two Different Responses While this publication has had past concerns with Sheriff Mike Chitwood - Chitwood has exhibited, for the most part, a moderate to low tolerance for deputy misconduct. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey on the other hand - has a rather high tolerance for law enforcement misconduct. (more on this later - read on) |
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One outlier to Chitwood's lower tolerance for law enforcement misconduct was his mishandling of Lt. James Day's separation from the sheriff's office.
VolusiaExposed.Com September 15, 2020 Did The Volusia County Sheriff's Office Falsify Lt. James Day's Separation Affidavit? Failing To Identify Law Enforcement's "Bad Apples". While the VCSO appears to have properly investigated those particular misconduct allegations (Day) - there is NO DOUBT that the VCSO failed to properly report Lt. Day's misconduct to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). In fact, an argument could be easily made that the VCSO falsified their filed reports to FDLE - leaving one to ponder - which was worse - Lt. Day's misconduct, OR the misconduct of the VCSO in falsifying reports to FDLE? We invite you to read our September 15, 2020 article that highlights our concerns regarding the Lt. Day incident. A Prime Example Of Sheriff Ivey's High Tolerance For Law Enforcement Misconduct In November 2020, when Brevard County Deputy Jafet Santiago-Miranda shot and killed two Cocoa teenagers - several local media outlets started a deep dive into Santiago-Miranda's background. Almost immediately - questions arose, as to whether Santiago-Miranda's past history (both pre and post employment) should have precluded him from ever wearing a badge. One particular local Brevard media outlet (SpaceCoastRocket.Com) - published an article - that presented evidence that Santigo-Miranda is a convicted felon out of a neighboring Florida county. IF Santiago-Miranda is indeed a convicted felon - THEN Florida State law precludes him from serving as a Florida law enforcement officer. November 18, 2020 SpaceCoastRocket.Com Deputy in Cocoa shooting has felony gun charges, burglary, and domestic violence with children The SpaceCoastRocket article also covered Santiago-Miranda's April 2020 domestic violence incident - in which he threatened his spouse, and her apparent new love interest (both spouse and the new love interest were also law enforcement officers) with bodily harm. BCSO records (click here to review 83 page BCSO report) indicate that Santiago-Miranda was suspended for (2) two months over his threatening domestic violent behaviors. However - unlike the Deputy Rosa (Volusia County) incident - Deputy Santiago-Miranda was NOT criminally charged with domestic violence. In March 2021 - VolusiaExposed.Com published an article that questioned whether the BCSO had properly investigated and reported their findings to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement - in order that State officials could review whether Deputy Santiago-Miranda's law enforcement certificate should be revoked. We invite you to read our earlier article for additional details and commentary.  March 4, 2021 VolusiaExposed.Com SHOTS FIRED - ONE TROUBLED DEPUTY - TWO DEAD TEENS Discrimination, Financial Conflicts Of Interest & Negligent Retention Of A Sheriff Deputy In the end - it comes down to this. IF Santiago-Miranda is indeed a felon - he should have never wore the badge. And, IF Santiago-Miranda engaged in domestic violence behaviors as indicated within the (83) eighty-three page BCSO internal affairs report - he should have been booted out of the BCSO - and upon notification by the BCSO (which apparently was never reported) - State officials should have revoked his law enforcement certification. Either way - on the day Deputy Santiago-Miranda shot and killed two Cocoa teenagers - he probably should not have been wearing the badge. State Attorney Phil Archer eventually cleared Deputy Santiago-Miranda of any criminal wrong doing regarding the Cocoa shooting incident. Deputy Santiago-Miranda's employment with the BCSO appears to be intact - regardless of his un-covered past "politically incorrect" behaviors. Yes, in our OPINION Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has a rather HIGH TOLERANCE for police misconduct. Maybe - just maybe .... Sheriff Ivey has an OATH to keep - that is more important to him than his oath to enforce the laws of Florida. Recently - VolusiaExposed.Com questioned whether Sheriff Ivey has an affiliation with the "extremist" group known as the "Oath Keepers". August 29, 2021 VolusiaExposed.Com Honor Within Law Enforcement When Tattoos Speak The Oath Keepers have been referred to as a far-right, anti-government militia organization generally composed of current and former military and police officers who claim to be defending the Constitution of the United States. Its members ARE encouraged to disobey orders and laws which they believe would violate the U.S. Constitution. Several known members of the "Oath Keepers" have been criminally charged with being actively involved in the January 6, 2021 insurrectionist storming of the U.S. Capitol. |
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Our (VolusiaExposed) interest into whether Sheriff Ivey has any affiliations with "extremist groups" peaked with FloridaToday.com's July 2021 article exploring Ivey's possible connections with extremist groups.
Recently, this publication came across a photo on Sheriff Ivey (see right of page) which shows that he has the "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" tattoo on his arm (AKA - the Molon Labe tattoo).  |
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As this publication discussed within our August 29, 2021 article - the "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" (Molon Labe) tattoo is used by some right wing extremist groups - to include the "Oath Keepers". In fact, according to a local newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: "The phrase "molon labe" is Greek for "come and take them." Spartan King Leonidas used it to demand soldiers lay down their arms. It's also become a rallying cry for pro-gun activists, white nationalists and the alt right, a loosely affiliated racist group that emphasizes preserving and protecting the white race in the United States. And it's how Lancaster city police identified the "suspicious white agitators" who infiltrated Sunday’s protests in downtown Lancaster to instigate violence during a largely peaceful demonstration, a member of city council said Tuesday." So, given that the Lancaster, PA city police department uses the "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ" (Molon Labe) tattoo to help identify "suspicious white agitators" - should the citizens of Brevard County not be "suspicious" of why their sheriff wears that very same tattoo? Yes, in our OPINION Sheriff Ivey has a rather high tolerance for police misconduct, AND the displaying of "questionable" tattoos. Apparently some people hide their faces behind white bed sheets - while others hide their tattoos behind long sleeves. LancasterOnLine.Com June 3, 2020 How A Tattoo Helped Lancaster Police Identify White Agitators At The Protest For George Floyd VolusiaExposed.Com December 10, 2020 The Brevard County Sheriff's Office Is Responsible For The 2018 In-Custody Death Of U.S. Combat Veteran Gregory L. Edwards VolusiaExposed.Com July 6, 2021 THE POLITICAL PROSECUTION OF KATHLEEN EDWARDS Stand by to stand by.... there is surely more to come of this...... We look forward to your comments on this situation. Drop us a line to let us know what you think.  EMAIL US  |