Although Bill Lee, the Sanford, Fla. Police Chief embroiled in the Trayvon Martin shooting case, officially tendered his resignation, city commissioners voted to reject it Monday, compounding the city’s difficulties in responding to what has become a story of nationwide interest. Lee temporarily stepped down from his duties in March after losing a vote of [...]
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SANFORD, Fla. -- City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. acknowledges that he put pressure last week on Police Chief Bill Lee to step down over the Trayvon Martin case, though he stopped short of saying whether he threatened to fire Lee. Read Post
The Sanford City Commission voted 3-2 that it had no confidence in Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. over his handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting Wednesday. Velma Williams, the city’s only black commissioner, said she spent 15 years try... Read Post
The police chief in charge when unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Fla. offered to leave his post on Monday after months of controversy over the case, but some city commissioners rejected the resig... Read Post