After Chauvin verdict, Jacksonville FOP leader says ‘greatest criminal justice system’ worked
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd on Tuesday. The jury reached its verdict after deliberating about 10 hours over two days.
Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands cuffed behind his back and could be sent to prison for decades.
The ruling has sparked reaction from leaders all over the nation, including Florida and in Jacksonville. Steve Zona is the president of the Fraternal Order of Police in Jacksonville.
“I spoke to many officers since the verdict came down and the reaction is pretty consistent, and really it’s just simple that, you know, we have the greatest criminal justice system in the world. It worked,” Zona said. “We had a trial, the officer had his day in court and the verdict came down and we need to have faith in that.”
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BILOXI, Miss. It was Lee Cody’s dream to become a police officer and a detective. After his stint with the Coast Guard, he did just that, joining the Duval County Sheriff’s Office.
On March 23, 1964, he was assigned to investigate the murder of 34-year-old Johnnie Mae Chappell of Jacksonville. But what he really learned was, they didn’t want the case solved at all.
“It’s been a terrible, terrible, terrible pain in my heart for many years that the truth was never told and they got away with it,” Cody said.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs “My Life, My Story” project seeks to document the accomplishments of those they serve. On a Zoom event on Wednesday, the VA honored Cody, who now lives in Long Beach, Miss., for his tireless work to find justice for a woman he didn’t know.
Former JSO detective honored for his advocacy of Civil Rights Martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell
Congressman John Rutherford credited former JSO Detective Lee Cody with helping transform local law enforcement by forcing folks to do the right thing. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 7:36 PM EST December 10, 2020 Updated: 7:36 PM EST December 10, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Detective credited with helping to reveal the dark secrets behind a racist murder in 1964 was honored by the Veterans Administration Wednesday.
Lee Cody was one of the original detectives who worked the case of the killing of Johnnie Mae Chappell, a Black woman shot to death by a carload of white teenagers.
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