Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Marion County on April 2 to give deputies $5,000 checks as part of Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus ...

Now-former deputy sheriff David Hodges, 39, is charged with misdemeanor operating while intoxicated endangering a person.

FIRST OFF IS DEPUTY THOMAS WATSON. HE HANDED THOSE OUT TO 12 NEW DEPUTIES WITH THE MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THOSE BONUSES ARE PART OF A PROGRAM FOR DEPUTIES OR POLICE OFFICERS WHO COME ...