Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters settles lawsuit in mother of five’s jail suicide death. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and a corrections officer have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a woman who killed herself in the Duval County …

10 hours ago · Pricey police records. Whether Bratcher’s story is indicative of a larger trend is unclear: Public records show that Matt Kachergus, Bratcher’s attorney, filed a request with JSO a few months after the traffic stop for all arrest reports involving K9s spanning a five-year period, as well as a copy of the policies and procedures for the canine unit.

Dec 20, 2024 · The story: In October, Tributary investigative fellow Nandhini Srinivasan found that Florida Rep. Vicki Lopez’s votes benefited her son’s employer as she tried to help school bus camera vendor, BusPatrol, win new laws and contracts. The impact (so far): After The Tributary – in partnership with the Miami Herald – published Srinivasan’s findings, the …

Jan 23, 2025 · The settlement, reached in December, comes on the heels of a new and rare Jacksonville law that requires all lawsuit settlement agreements involving the sheriff’s office be approved by the sheriff or city council president.Waters called for the legislation last year after learning Jacksonville officials had settled a wrongful death case for $200,000 that involved the actions of one of his ...

Jan 17, 2025 · T.K. Meneely, director of operations for NaphCare Florida, told Jacksonville City Council members that when NaphCare took over, staff had to purchase additional medical carts and a 25% increase in medications kept on site.. While Waters wouldn’t disclose exactly why he decided to switch contracts, a letter from JSO to Armor leadership outlined a slew of alleged contract violations.

Jan 16, 2025 · Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General and Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.

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Jan 21, 2025 · Nate Monroe will join The Tributary staff as Executive Editor next week. He has been a beat reporter, investigative reporter, and columnist at newspapers in the Southeast for the past 15 years, most recently as a columnist for the USA Today Network across Florida.

Dec 3, 2024 · She said it depends on whether the incarcerated person has submitted forms indicating whom should be notified in the case of a medical emergency, noting communication about medical issues without that form’s authorization would likely violate HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Jan 16, 2025 · The line of questioning laid bare what Democrats see as the stakes of Bondi’s appointment, particularly given the pressure Trump wielded on his Justice Department during his first term to advance his personal interests, including by demanding that the-then FBI director abandon an investigation into an ally and by firing his first attorney general following his recusal from an investigation ...