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.
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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... Read Post
Sanford, Florida city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. held a press conference Thursday afternoon to address the ongoing investigation surrounding the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Sanford's local authorities have been t... Read Post
SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee, who came under fire for his department's handling of the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, has been fired, City Manager Norton Bonaparte announced in statement on Wednesday ev... Read Post