{"id":54076,"date":"2022-07-19T16:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=54076"},"modified":"2022-07-19T16:45:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:45:06","slug":"advocacy-group-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-lee-county-sheriff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/07\/advocacy-group-calls-for-doj-investigation-into-lee-county-sheriff\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy group calls for DOJ investigation into Lee County Sheriff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The group claims Sheriff Carmine Marceno violated the boy&#8217;s civil rights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nationwide advocacy group is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45908\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno.jpg 960w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sheriff-Carmine-Marceno-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This all stems from the arrest of a 10-year-old Lee County boy, accused of threatening a mass shooting at his elementary school just days after the Uvalde school shooting in Texas in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheriff Marceno released video of the boy, in handcuffs, being put into the back of a squad car.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-4.png 342w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-4-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The video quickly went viral and made international headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, or FAIR, argues the Sheriff violated the boy\u2019s civil rights when he showed his perp walk, mug shot, and released the boy\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lehigh Acres Gazette is refraining from showing the boy\u2019s face or airing his name in any broadcast or report because he has not yet been convicted of a crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheriff Marceno says he acted quickly due to the threat against public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As the sheriff of Lee County, school safety is my top priority. Our youth services deputies and detectives do an amazing job to ensure the safety of our students and school staff. Any threats made, real or fake, will be immediately investigated and taken seriously,\u201d stated Sheriff Carmine Marceno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representatives with FAIR tell us they are waiting for more information from the Justice Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group claims Sheriff Carmine Marceno violated the boy&#8217;s civil rights. A nationwide advocacy group is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno. 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