Florida's First Black State Attorney Faces Death Threats After Refusing Death Penalty for Cop Killer
March 24, 2017
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6:35Now PlayingFlorida's First Black State Attorney Faces Death Threats After Refusing Death Penalty for Cop Killer
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as posted by the channelA battle over the death penalty is brewing in Florida, where OrangeOsceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala has announced her office will no longer seek the death penalty in any murder cases, including in the case of Markeith Loyd, who is accused of murdering his pregnant exgirlfriend, Sade Dixon, and Orlando police officer Debra Clayton. Ayala’s announcement sparked immediate backlash from the police union and Florida Governor Rick Scott, who called on her to recuse herself from the Loyd case. When she refused, Scott signed an executive order removing her from the case and reassigning it. Now Ayala, the first AfricanAmerican state attorney in Florida history, has been receiving death threats, including from local government employees. We are joined by Angel Harris, assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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