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☆ Trump ally Scott Hall agrees to plea deal in Georgia elections case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Fulton County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump ally and former Republican poll watcher Scott Hall on Friday pleaded guilty to conspiring to interfere with Georgia’s elections as part of the former U.S. president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 defeat. Hall so far is the only one of 19 defendants, including Trump, to plead guilty in Fulton County, Georgia’s conspiracy case, one of four criminal prosecutions that have ensnared the frontrunner for the Republican 2024 nomination. A live video of a court proceeding showed Hall pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties, a misdemeanor charge. Trump has denied wrongdoing and said the case is part of a political witch hunt. Trump has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty in those cases as well.

Persons: Scott, mugshot, Donald Trump, Scott Hall, president’s, Trump Organizations: Sheriff's, U.S, Fulton County Sheriff's, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Republican, Trump, Hall Locations: Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Fulton County, Florida, Washington, New York

☆ First co-defendant in Trump Georgia election case pleads guilty
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Scott Hall, one of 18 co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty Friday to multiple criminal charges. Hall, a bail bondsman, is the first defendant in the case to plead guilty in the case. Hall, who pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts as part of a negotiated deal, will avoid spending time behind bars. Like all other defendants in the case, Hall had pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis. But earlier Friday, an attorney for Hall submitted a court filing waiving his indictment in the case.

Persons: Scott, mugshot, Donald Trump, Scott Hall, Hall, Scott McAfee, Trump, Joe Biden's, Sidney Powell, Fani Willis, Willis Organizations: Sheriff's, U.S, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump, Atlanta District, Hall Locations: Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia's, Coffee County , Georgia

☆ Man shot at protest over New Mexico conquistador statue
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New Mexico resident Ryan Martinez, 23, was taken into custody as the suspected shooter after leaving the event in a car, said Rio Arriba County sheriff's office Major Lorenzo Aguilar. A Hopi Native American man from Seattle, Washington, was shot, according to Peixinho. The county halted the reinstallation of 16th-century Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate's statue planned for Thursday after protests over the return of the bronze figure, removed three years ago during nationwide anti-racism demonstrations. The Santa Fe New Mexican showed a picture of a man at the protest it identified as Martinez wearing a red MAGA hat. Onate is known for the 1599 massacre of a pueblo tribe, leading a group of Spanish settlers into what is now New Mexico.

Persons: Juan de Onate, Mateo Peixinho, Ryan Martinez, Major Lorenzo Aguilar, Christina Castro, Juan de Onate's, Peixinho, Martinez, Onate, Andrew Hay, Josie Kao, Lincoln Organizations: University of New, Santa Fe, Red Nation, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Rio Arriba County, Espanola , New Mexico, U.S, New Mexico, Espanola, Seattle , Washington, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Santa, Mexican

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Oregon man of murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state. The Clark County Superior Court jury found 28-year-old Guillermo Raya Leon guilty Tuesday of aggravated first-degree murder in the death of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Political Cartoons View All 1182 ImagesDefense attorney Therese Lavallee in court said Raya Leon did not intend to shoot Brown. Prosecutors said Raya Leon knew Brown was a law enforcement officer and that Raya Leon thought things over before confronting the detective and shooting him from behind. A jury in August convicted Raya Leon’s brother, Abran Raya Leon, of second-degree murder, possession of a stolen firearm and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Persons: —, Guillermo Raya Leon, Clark, Jeremy Brown, Raya Leon, Brown, Raya, Therese Lavallee, Lavallee, Raya Leon’s, Abran Raya Leon, Misty Raya Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: VANCOUVER, Oregon, Washington, Clark, Vancouver

Two 17-year-old Eau Claire High School students were both arrested on three counts of murder, one of attempted murder and possessing a weapon during a violent crime, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department. The teenagers who were killed also attended Eau Claire High School, according to a statement from Craig Witherspoon, the district superintendent. Three victims were 16 and 17 years old and died at the hospital, and the fourth victim, who is 14, was released, the sheriff’s department said. The city experienced 100 vehicle break-ins this past weekend, Lott said. “We need everybody in the village that’s standing behind me and the village that’s out there listening to this,” Lott said.

Persons: Veronica Hill, Craig Witherspoon, Witherspoon, ”, Lott, JaKobe Fanning, Caleb Wise, Dre’von Riley, Leon Lott, Columbia gunowners, Gretchen Barron, ” Lott Organizations: COLUMBIA, Eau Claire High School, Richland County Sheriff's Department, Associated Press Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 10-year-old Florida boy and his 11-year-old sister who were running away to California drove 200 miles (320 kilometers) in their mother's car before they were stopped by sheriff's deputies on an interstate highway, authorities said. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office says deputies spotted the sedan on Interstate 75 near Gainesville in north Florida just before 4 a.m. Thursday. The children's mother had reported it stolen and her children missing four hours earlier in North Port, a city in southwest Florida. The deputies, thinking that they were dealing with car thieves, drew their guns and ordered those inside the car to step out. Political Cartoons View All 1176 ImagesThe mother declined to press charges and the children were released to her.

Persons: sheriff's Organizations: Alachua County Sheriff's Locations: GAINESVILLE, Fla, Florida, California, Alachua County, Gainesville, North Port

☆ A District Attorney's Office investigator accidentally shot herself at Georgia's Fulton County courthouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Fulton County DA's Office investigator "accidentally" shot herself at the courthouse. The woman shot herself in the leg on Friday, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. "The shooting was an accidental discharge by a Fulton County District Attorney's Office investigator who wounded herself. "A Fulton County Sheriff's Office deputy responded and administered aid until EMS arrived," a press release from the sheriff's office also said, ABC News reported. The Fulton County courthouse was the site of Donald Trump and his co-defendants' arraignments after he was charged for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Persons: sheriff's, Donald Trump, Young Thug Organizations: DA's, Service, ABC News, Sheriff's, Attorney's, EMS, Fund, Atlanta Locations: Fulton, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County

☆ Chesebro asks court to suppress use of emails in Trump Georgia election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But there was "no such concern" in this case, they argued, " because months earlier Microsoft had archived all the e-mails in Fulton County Superior Court." Attorneys for Kenneth Chesebro, a pro-Trump lawyer, argued the search warrant used to obtain emails from his MSN email account ahead of his indictment "is defective" and the search and seizure of the emails was "illegal." Those two factors are "fatal to the search warrant," they argued. A spokesman for Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting Chesebro, Trump, and 17 others in the Georgia election case, declined to comment on the filings. Chesebro and Sidney Powell, another pro-Trump attorney charged in the case, were granted speedy trials.

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☆ Gershun Freeman: Nine Memphis deputies charged in death of Black man
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The parents of another man beaten in Memphis, Tyre Nichols, are in the center. "Let me be clear, no actions by any Shelby County Sheriff's Office employee caused Mr. Freeman's death ... I stand with these officers," Bonner said during the news conference, adding that the medical examiner determined that Freeman died from a pre-existing heart condition. The case has garnered more national attention since the Jan. 7 beating death of another Black man, Tyre Nichols, by Memphis police officers who are now charged with murder. Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk is handling the case against the officers after Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy recused himself.

Persons: Ben Crump, Gershun Freeman, Tyre Nichols, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Bonner, Freeman, Black, Glenn Funk, Steve Mulroy, Mulroy, Brendan O'Brien, Chizu Organizations: Shelby County Sheriff, Sheriff's, Memphis, Nashville, Thomson Locations: Shelby, Memphis , Tennessee, U.S, Memphis, Shelby County, Davidson, Chicago

FORESTHILL, Calif. (AP) — A 19-year-old was rescued after a stunt went wrong and left him dangling by a rope from California's tallest bridge, authorities said. Deputies responding Monday evening to the Foresthill Bridge northeast of Sacramento determined the teen and his 17-year-old friend had been shooting video of him swinging from the steel span, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said. “The 19 year-old became stuck, hanging approximately 30 feet from the underside of the catwalk when his equipment failed. His friend called 911 after they determined he was stuck and needed assistance,” the sheriff's office said in a statement. Rising 730 feet (223 meters) above the North Fork American River in Sierra Nevada foothills, it’s the tallest bridge in the state and third tallest in the United States.

Persons: “, sheriff's Organizations: Placer County Sheriff’s, Cal Locations: Calif, Sacramento, Placer County, Sierra Nevada, United States

☆ Amazon driver in Florida hospitalized in 'very serious condition' after rattlesnake bite while making a delivery, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida Amazon driver is hospitalized in "very serious condition" after being bitten by a snake. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn image from the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake that bit the Amazon driver. The Martin County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the driver's current condition. In August 2022, a USPS mail carrier died after she was attacked by five dogs when her truck broke down, the local sheriff's office said. In October, an Amazon delivery driver was found dead in a yard in Missouri and was suspected to have been mauled by two dogs.

Persons: Martin, Branden Baribeau Organizations: Service, Sheriff's, Facebook, Sheriff's Office, Centers for Disease Control, Florida Museum, USPS Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Palm City , Florida, Eastern, Martin, Martin County, Missouri, Texas

☆ Person of interest detained in murder probe of Los Angeles sheriff's deputy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Los Angeles authorities have detained a person of interest in connection with the murder of a county sheriff's deputy who was ambushed and fatally shot at a traffic light on Saturday, the sheriff's office said on Monday. The Los Angeles County sheriff's office on Monday said a person of interest had been detained but provided no details. The sheriff's office said it would hold its next news conference on the matter at 10:30 am PST on Monday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna at a news conference on Sunday said Clinkunbroomer had been targeted because he was a law enforcement officer. Clinkunbroomer, who had just gotten engaged to be married, was a third-generation member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, the sheriff said.

Persons: Ryan Clinkunbroomer, Robert Luna, Clinkunbroomer, Luna, Julia Harte, Chris Reese Organizations: . Los, Fraternal, of Police, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Palmdale, Los Angeles County, . Los Angeles County, Angeles County, Instagram ., United States

☆ California sheriff's deputy shot dead in ambush attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 17 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been shot and killed in what officials call an ambush while he was sitting in his patrol car outside a sheriff's station in the California city of Palmdale, in uniform and on duty. Sheriff Robert Luna called the incident that occurred on Saturday night "murder" and a "targeted attack" on Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, because he was a police officer, serving his community about 55 miles (90 km) northeast of Los Angeles. Clinkunbroomer was found at the wheel of his patrol cruiser gravely wounded about 6 p.m. by a passerby who called for help, police said. During a late-night news conference, Luna asked the public to come forward with any video that may exist showing what happened. "It hurts, it hurts bad," Luna said.

Persons: Sheriff Robert Luna, Ryan Clinkunbroomer, Clinkunbroomer, Luna, Ryan, Rich McKay, Will Dunham Organizations: Sheriff, Fraternal, of Police, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles County, California, Palmdale, Los Angeles, United States, Atlanta

A Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Was Shot in His Patrol Car and Is in the Hospital, Officials SayThe Los Angeles County sheriff's department says a deputy was shot Saturday evening in his patrol car and is now in critical condition

Organizations: Sheriff's, Hospital Locations: Los Angeles County

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Varshan Brown was charged with murder and taken to trial after sheriff's deputies fatally shot his cousin in a violent drug raid at Brown's southeast Georgia home. But jurors concluded the death of his cousin, Latoya James, wasn't Brown's fault. James was killed May 4, 2021, after deputies with a search warrant for drugs came to Brown's darkened home at about 5 a.m. Body camera video released prior to the trial showed deputies announcing themselves and then immediately forcing their way inside. He was the only deputy equipped with a body camera during the raid, Higgins said.

Persons: — Varshan Brown, Brown, Latoya James, wasn't, James, Breonna Taylor, ” Harry Daniels, “, wouldn’t, Casey, Michael Blaquiere, Keith Higgins, “ Brown, ” Higgins, Varshan Brown, ”, Tobe Karrh, Karrh, Higgins, Roger B, Lane Organizations: Sheriff's, Brunswick Judicial, The U.S . Justice Department Locations: SAVANNAH, Ga, Brown's, Georgia, Camden, Kentucky, Brunswick, Louisville , Kentucky, The, Louisville

Former President Donald Trump won't have his day in court in October a Georgia judge ruled Thursday, saying the high-profile defendant could sever his case from two co-defendants who want to move more quickly. Trial for two defendants – lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell – will go ahead as scheduled Oct. 23. Those two invoked their right to a speedy trial, but other defendants have not yet done so. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis argued in a filing Tuesday night to try all 19 defendants at once. Several of the defendants, including Chesebro, Powell, former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, want to be tried separately.

Persons: Donald Trump, “ Severance, Scott McAfee, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell –, Fani Willis, Racketeer, Willis, Trump, McAfee, –, ”, Joe Biden's, Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Chesebro, Meadows Organizations: Trump, Trump White House Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Fulton County, Atlanta, Meadows

☆ Trump trial in Georgia election case won't happen in October, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump will not head to trial next month alongside two of his co-defendants whose prosecutions in the sweeping Georgia election interference case were severed by a judge Thursday. But McAfee declined an effort by Chesebro and Powell to separate their cases from each other, meaning they are both set to head to the same trial on Oct. 23. The ruling is a blow to Georgia prosecutors who wanted to keep all 19 co-defendants together in the case. McAfee wrote in his order that severing Chesebro and Powell was "simply a procedural and logistical inevitability." "The Fulton County Courthouse simply contains no courtroom adequately large enough to hold all 19 defendants, their multiple attorneys and support staff, the sheriff's deputies, court personnel, and the State's prosecutorial team," McAfee wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott McAfee, Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Fani Willis, McAfee, Powell Organizations: U.S, Reagan Washington National Airport Locations: Washington, Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Fulton

☆ FBI investigating violent threats against officials in Fulton County, Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fulton County Sheriff officers in front of the Fulton County Courthouse on September 06, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responding to violent threats made against officials in Fulton County, Georgia, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The FBI said it is working with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, but declined to discuss details of ongoing investigations. "Individuals found responsible for making threats in violation of state and/or federal laws will be prosecuted." Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is prosecuting Trump, said in late July that she had received racist threats ahead of her decision to bring charges against the former president.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, Robert Hur, Jack Smith Organizations: Fulton County Sheriff, Courthouse, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Sheriff's, Fulton, Prosecutors, NBC News, Trump Locations: Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, Florida, Washington

☆ Georgia indicted Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Why hasn't any other state?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Georgia is the only state to indict Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Donald Trump and his merry band of indicted lawyers and fake electors tried to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, and Michigan. Trump went further in Georgia than in any other state to overturn the results of the election. REUTERS/Elijah NouvelageIn addition to bringing criminal charges against Trump personally, Smith is examining other modes of interference in the 2020 election. "Those who wish to avoid felony charges in Fulton County, Georgia — including violations of Georgia RICO law — should not commit felonies in Fulton County, Georgia," Willis wrote.

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☆ Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to stop hiring children after a 16-year-old died on the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Wisconsin sawmill operator has agreed to stop hiring children after the death of a teenager. Michael Schuls, 16, died of "traumatic asphyxia" after an accident at Florence Hardwoods. The company also employed nine children, some as young as 14, "to illegally operate machinery," including saws for processing lumber. AdvertisementAdvertisement"While we did not knowingly or intentionally violate labor laws, we accept the findings and associated penalties," Florence Hardwoods said in a statement provided to Insider. In May, a pair of Wisconsin Republicans began circulating a bill that would allow 14-year-olds to serve alcohol; earlier, the state's Republican-led legislature legalized children working as late as 11 p.m.

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The preemptory step by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis comes after the grand jurors who returned the 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 others were subjected to harassment when their information was posted online. Willis wrote in a motion filed Wednesday that the grand jurors' information was posted “with the intent to harass and intimidate them." Political Cartoons View All 1146 ImagesLegal experts have said it's standard for indictments in Georgia to include the names of the grand jurors, in part because it provides defendants the opportunity to challenge the composition of the grand jury. So the names of the 23 grand jurors who heard the district attorney's evidence and voted to approve charges were included on the indictment. Attached to Willis' motion were sworn statements from Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum and an investigator in Willis' office.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Scott McAfee, “, Darin Schierbaum, Schierbaum, Gerald Walsh, Walsh Organizations: ATLANTA, Fulton, Trump, Atlanta Police, Sheriff's Locations: The Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton, Russia

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man sentenced to death for a 1998 murder is now free, two years after the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the conviction. The Oregon Innocence Project on Wednesday accused the state of committing a “heinous injustice” in its handling of the case. Political Cartoons View All 1146 ImagesWhile Johnson had been sentenced to death after he was convicted in 2004, former Gov. The group said Johnson's trial lawyers failed to interview a key witness who saw a white man fleeing the home of Thompson, who was Black. She said she then saw the white man run from the house.

Persons: Jesse Johnson, “, ”, Johnson, nurse’s, Harriet “ Sunny ” Thompson, ” Johnson, John Kitzhaber, Kate Brown, Thompson, Steve Wax, Patricia Hubbard, didn’t, Hubbard, —, Wax, Paige Clarkson, Ellen Rosenblum, ” Wax Organizations: Oregon, Marion, Innocence, Appeals, State of, State Locations: SALEM, Ore, Oregon, Marion County, Salem, Thompson’s, State, State of Oregon

☆ One death reported at Burning Man, thousands stranded in mud and rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Access to and from Black Rock City, the event site, was closed "for the remainder of the event," organizers said in a statement on social media. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office said the entrance to Burning Man had been closed due to flooding and anyone trying to get in "will be turned away." Local media reported there were around 73,000 "burners" in Black Rock City. The festival gets its name from its culminating event, the burning of a large wooden structure called the Man on the penultimate night. The site is in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, a large, flat, ancient lake bed known as a playa.

Persons: Kitty, Ben Joos, Trevor Hughes, revelers, Paul Reder, Reder, Rich McKay, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Black Rock City, USA, Sheriff's, Black, Washoe County Sheriff's, Local, U.S . Bureau of Land Management, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Idaho, Nevada, Black Rock, Pershing, Washoe County, San Francisco, Atlanta

☆ Thousands told to shelter in place at Burning Man fest in Nevada with access closed due to flooding
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Thousands of Burning Man attendees trudged in sloppy mud on Saturday — many barefoot or wearing plastic bags on their feet — as flooding from storms swept through the Nevada desert, forcing organizers to close vehicular access to the counterculture festival. Revelers were urged to shelter in place and conserve food, water and other supplies. More than one-half inch of rain is believed to have fallen on Friday at the festival site, located about 110 miles (177 kilometers) north of Reno, the National Weather Service in Reno said. At least another quarter of an inch of rain is expected Sunday. "If it really turns into a disaster, well, no one is going to have sympathy for us," Jed said.

Persons: Revelers, wasn't, celebrants, weren't, Mike Jed, Jed Organizations: U.S . Bureau of Land Management, National Weather Service, The Reno Gazette, Associated Press, Land Management, Sheriff's Office Locations: RENO, Nev, Reno, Pershing

☆ Republican lawmakers want to stop businesses in a small Florida town from displaying rainbow stickers to show they are a safe place for LGBTQ+ people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican state lawmakers are attacking a small Florida town's "Safe Place Initiative." The program allows owners to mark their shops safe for LGBTQ+ people by displaying rainbow decals. The lawmakers cited boycotts of Bud Light and Target, which followed the brands' efforts to promote diversity and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community. Mount Dora's city council approved the Safe Place Initiative last month. Democratic state lawmaker Anna Eskamani posted the Republican lawmakers' letter on social media, saying it "might be the weirdest letter I've ever read."

Persons: Bud Light, Mount Dora, Anna Eskamani Organizations: Initiative, Service, Disney, Orlando —, Orlando Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's, Osceola County Sheriff's, Democratic, Republican, Rights Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Dora, Orlando, Mount Dora's, Mount, Orange County, Osceola County

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