Flags at half-staff for Jefferson County Sheriff David Hobbs

flags at half staff

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced he had ordered flags at half-staff to honor the late David Hobbs, Sheriff of Jefferson County in north Florida.

Hobbs, who had cancer, died after being hospitalized Monday. He was 58.

According to a news obituary in the Tallahassee Democrat, he was elected sheriff in 2004 after serving as a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy and in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

Monticello, the Jefferson County seat, is about 30 miles east of Tallahassee.

Scott ordered the state and U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Monticello City Hall, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Capitol in Tallahassee from sunrise to sunset this Saturday.

“Ann and I are saddened by the passing of Sheriff Hobbs,” Scott said in a statement. “He dedicated his life to serving our country in the military and the families of Jefferson County as Sheriff.

“We honor his service and all law enforcement officers for risking their lives to keep others safe,” he added. “I have spoken with his wife Brenda to let her know that our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones during this difficult time.”

Jim Rosica

Jim Rosica is the Tallahassee-based Senior Editor for Florida Politics. He previously was the Tampa Tribune’s statehouse reporter. Before that, he covered three legislative sessions in Florida for The Associated Press. Jim graduated from law school in 2009 after spending nearly a decade covering courts for the Tallahassee Democrat, including reporting on the 2000 presidential recount. He can be reached at [email protected].



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