Olivia Jean
Investigative Reporter at WINK-TV (Fort Myers, FL)
Award-Winning Journalist. @winknews Reporter 📺 🎤 @Penn_State alum 💙🤍
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1 week ago |
winknews.com | Olivia Jean
WINK News has obtained body camera footage and a report that led to the firing of four Charlotte County deputies. This incident is causing waves due to the graphic nature of the footage and the actions that followed. RELATED: 4 Charlotte County deputies fired following investigationThe footage, captured on Feb. 4, shows deputies handling a man named Brian Berk, who had an active arrest warrant. Deputies found him at a homeless camp in Sarasota County.
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2 weeks ago |
winknews.com | Olivia Jean
A Marco Island City Council member is under scrutiny following allegations of using her political influence to evade consequences over a dog bite incident. In December, Councilor Tamara Goehler faced accusations of leveraging her position to alter police reports after her dogs allegedly attacked a neighbor. The Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause to believe Goehler misused her position of power during the December 7 incident.
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2 weeks ago |
winknews.com | Olivia Jean
A significant amendment to a bill is stirring debate as it moves through the Florida House. The amendment mandates circuit courts to create diversion programs for misdemeanor and felony mental health cases. The original version of the bill, passed by the Senate in early April, encouraged such programs without making them mandatory. The concern is that without legislative funding, this mandate would be an unfunded requirement that circuits might struggle to implement.
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1 month ago |
winknews.com | Olivia Jean
Beattie Development Corporation, a Cape Coral-based company, is under scrutiny for taking money from customers without completing the promised work. New developments reveal that the company, which is millions of dollars in debt, is now proposing refunds that are significantly less than what customers spent. According to court records, Larry Hyman, an attorney, filed to close the company’s liquidation case and included the payout numbers.
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1 month ago |
winknews.com | Olivia Jean
A bill aimed at increasing mental health awareness in jails is a step closer to becoming law in Florida. Named the “Tristin Murphy Act” after a Charlotte County man who died by suicide, the bill passed unanimously in the Florida Senate. RELATED: Exclusive: Charlotte County Sheriff advocates for Tristin Murphy ActTristin Murphy’s mother, Cindee Murphy, along with Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell, helped write the bill.
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