Exclusive Interview With Liberty Co. Sheriff Nick Finch: "I Will Never Back Down!"

06-08-2013 • New American

On June 4, agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Nick Finch, sheriff of Liberty County, Florida. About 11 p.m. the previous Friday night, May 31, four agents of the FDLE served a search warrant on employees of the Liberty County, Florida jail, seized arrest and booking documents, and issued subpoenas to the employees. Sheriff Finch, a veteran of the U.S. armed forces, was booked into his own county jail and later released on his own recognizance. After Sheriff Finch was released, Governor Rick Scott suspended Sheriff Finch and replaced him with an agent of the FDLE, the very agency that is investigating the case against the sheriff. According to the affidavit for arrest, Sheriff Finch is charged with one count of official misconduct as set forth in Florida State Statutes, Title 46, Chapter 838.022. That section defines the crime of official misconduct — a third degree felony — as follows: (1) It is unlawful for a public servant, with corrupt in