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Residents accuse officer of witness intimidation and call for accountability at Lake City council meeting
Summary
During public participation, speakers raised complaints about a prior council meeting's disruptions, alleged police misconduct involving a Lowe's incident, criticized the city attorney and council conduct, and urged the council to enforce decorum and investigate complaints.
During public comment at the Lake City Council's March 31 meeting, several residents and an attorney representing a resident criticized council conduct at a prior meeting and urged the city to investigate alleged police misconduct.
Leslie Jean Bart, identifying herself as an attorney representing Sylvester Warren, said she watched the earlier meeting online and warned that "there is without a doubt that there are employees who ... would have been fired immediately" if they had behaved similarly in a workplace. Bart urged the council to ensure a zero-tolerance workplace policy and to protect speakers'…
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