Big names come out for Law Day

Attorney General Ashley Moody, Congressman Neal Dunn speak at sheriff’s annual event

Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks. On the dais: Sheriff Jared Miller, Prime Meridian’s Susan Payne Turner, Congressman Neal Dunn, and Undersheriff Billy Jones. PHOTO BY WILLIAM SNOWDEN


Recipients of annual awards: Jonathan Kilbourn, Andria Farmer, Andrea Vernon, Chelsea Clemons. PHOTO BY LYNDA KINSEY


Prime Meridian Bank’s Susan Payne Turner and Sammie Dixon talk with Sheriff Miller and Ashley Moody. PHOTO BY GERALD BROWN


Sheriff Jared Miller addresses the crowd. Some 250 people attended, including 10 sheriffs from the area. PHOTO BY GERALD BROWN

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN Editor

Attorney General Ashley Moody was the keynote speaker at the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office’s annual Law Day. Moody was joined by Congressman Neal Dunn.
“Law Day is everyday in Florida,” Moody told the crowd, which included 10 sheriffs, several judges, and lots of law enforcement officers and elected officials. Moody blamed a spike in crime on “woke, weak, whackadoo policies” of progressive prosecutors.
The event was held on Wednesday, May 3 at English Financial’s offices in Crawfordville. About 250 people attended.
The event is also when the sheriff’s office presents its annual awards and those went to Law Enforcement Officer, Andria Farmer; Corrections Officer, Jonathan Kilbourn; Communications Officer, Chelsea Clemons; and Civilian, Andrea Vernon.
The event was sponsored by Prime Meridian Bank and a lunch of fried shrimp was catered by Posey’s Up the Creek.