A recent post on a Facebook group was enough to prompt state Rep. Spencer Roach to call the authorities.
The post came from activist Randy Scott, who runs the group People Of SWFL, who has heavily criticized plans for a new fire station in Lehigh Acres. As Roach has an appropriations bill filed seeking $5 million in state funds for the station, that’s made the North Fort Myers Republican a target of Scott’s ire.
“Spencer, he doesn’t like the fact I’m making headaches and exposing some of his activity,” Scott said. “I don’t really know what more to say.”
Scott took surveillance video of deputies at his door and made a video complaining about Roach calling the cops. The video, which includes a picture of Roach with a Hitler-mustache photo-edited on, was shared on Scott’s Facebook group.
Roach said he expects public criticism but a certain post crossed the line. It came shortly after a U.S. drone killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The post read:
“The middle east crisis are not that complex to grasp when you understand what goes on here with (State Attorney) Amira Fox, (Sheriff) Carmine Marceno, (Sanibel Mayor) Kevin Ruane, Spencer Roach claiming leadership roles.
“There is a small cabal running these politicians as political seat warmers and on occasion one of these benefactors peeks out at the Baghdad airport and is addressed permanently.
“So now the Iraq parliament is in turmoil as it is forced to show Iran was controlling the parliament all along.
“We are getting close and closer to the day of reckoning for domestic enemies being brought to justice and they know it.”
Roach called the Sheriff’s Office over the complaint and asked it to be investigated as a threat. He provided Florida Politics with a statement explaining his course of action, and why he considered Scott, in particular, a threat.
Lehigh Acres Gazette has tried to reach out to Roach several times on Friday but NO return calls or emails from him or his office.
We could print Roach’s response he give Flapolitics.com but after some research, 4 out 5 statements were bogus in nature.
‘As a champion of the 1st Amendment, I encourage spirited debate, welcome criticism, and enjoy political satire,” said Roach (for Flapolitics.com )
“Spencer Roach deflects with his fairy tales of conservatism,” Scott said
Scott dismissed Roach’s actions as lacking in leadership.
“Spencer(‘s) real conclusion in his statement should be ‘I am a buttercup’ caught in the world of liberalism hiding in a fake Republican swamp!”