There’s not enough information to determine the precise facts yet, but on the surface, it appears that Sheriff Nicholas Finch of Bristol Florida was attempting to protect and defend the citizens’ 2nd amendment rights by refusing to arrest a man with a concealed carry gun.

Governor Rick Scott responded by removing the Sheriff, having Sheriff Finch arrested, and promptly replaced with FDLE agent (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) Carl Causey as an interim Sheriff. I don’t know at this time the strength of support Carl Causey would apply towards the 2nd amendment, but it should be noted that Sheriff Nick Finch was among the Florida Sheriffs that signed a letter agreement to uphold and protect the second amendment against any anti-gun regulations.

The timing of this controversy is interesting as well, since this event conveniently coincides with Nanny Bloomberg’s launch of a 100-day anti-gun bus tour campaign sponsored by George Soros. Bloomberg will be touring 25 states while hauling around his own personal parade of “victims”—surviving relatives of gun violence—to use for the purposes of Bloomberg’s political statist agenda. It is doubtful that Bloomberg will reveal the rising crime statistics plaguing NYC since implementing tougher gun control laws. Let’s just say, NYC is approaching the high crime rate statistics of other Democrat-run anti-gun states that include cities like Chicago.

GunsSaveLives.net reports the following:

Well this is certainly an interesting case. Apparently Florida Governor Rick Scott has named a new interim sheriff for Liberty County, FL after the current sheriff was arrested for releasing a man who was arrested for carrying a concealed handgun without a license.

The following press release was put out by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on June 4,

Tallahassee – Inspectors with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Office of Executive Investigations obtained a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas Lee Finch, 50, of Bristol, Fla., earlier today on one count of official misconduct, a violation of section 838.022, Florida Statutes.

Investigators allege that Finch destroyed or removed official arrest documents from the Liberty County Jail, making it appear as though an arrest never occurred. The investigation revealed that a Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a Liberty County resident on March 8, 2013 for carrying a concealed firearm, a third degree felony. Shortly after the suspect was booked into the Liberty County Jail, Finch allegedly released the suspect and altered or destroyed documents associated with his arrest.

Finch was arrested just after 5 p.m. today and was booked into the Liberty County Jail. He was released on his own recognizance. Finch was elected Liberty County Sheriff in 2012.

The State Attorney’s Office, 2nd Judicial Circuit will prosecute this case.

According to WCTV, the sheriff was just trying to uphold the Second Amendment rights of his constituents:

Sheriff Nick Finch has declined to comment on his arrest. His attorney, Jimmy Judkins, released the following statement:

“The records at the jail show exactly what happened in this case and the records speak the truth. The sheriff looked at the facts and said ‘I believe in the second ammendment and we’re not going to charge him.’ That is not misconduct at all. That is within the Sheriff’s perogative whether to charge someone or not.”

We’ll have to wait to see how this one plays out. If the sheriff truly was trying to look out for interests of his constituents then we have an issue. If he got caught trying to get a friend off a gun charge then that’s another thing entirely. I guess we’ll have to wait for more details.

Read more here. WCTV also has more here.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/06/...ed-carry-video/

"Investigators allege that Finch destroyed or removed official arrest documents from the Liberty County Jail, making it appear as though an arrest never occurred. The investigation revealed that a Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a Liberty County resident on March 8, 2013 for carrying a concealed firearm, a third degree felony. Shortly after the suspect was booked into the Liberty County Jail, Finch allegedly released the suspect and altered or destroyed documents associated with his arrest."

This is going to be a very interesting item to watch. I'm afraid it won't go as a 2nd amendment issue but whether he destroyed or removed arrest documents. I have no idea if he can do that - I hope so - that would be a felony against this person who was carrying - geez - a 3rd degree felony for a (i'm assuming) decent, everyday citizen. No wonder the sheriff didn't want to charge the guy. This case may set a precedent - I hope. Obviously I hope the sheriff was in the right not to charge the guy and I hope the court rules in his favor.

This looks like it will shape up as a big legal case if the facts in this article are correct. It just seems like something is missing here.

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This looks like it will shape up as a big legal case if the facts in this article are correct. It just seems like something is missing here.

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