A.G. Gancarski
Jacksonville’s Mayor is taking some criticism for skipping the funeral of Brad McNew, an officer who died while off duty, as he attempted to thwart an act of domestic violence. The alleged killer was apprehended out of state some days later, but the drama over Donna Deegan‘s non-attendance continues.
Sheriff TK Waters addressed the ongoing controversy Thursday in a statement to Florida Politics.
“We are incredibly grateful to the hundreds of folks from across this city who showed up to mourn the loss of Officer McNew and to wrap their arms around his family and our department. The outpouring of love and support is what’s needed most right now. What politicians choose to make time for is not my concern,” Waters said, offering a rejoinder to a claim from the Mayor’s Office that due “to a miscommunication between the Mayor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office, the Mayor was unaware of the funeral when she arrived back in Jacksonville early Tuesday morning.”
The Sheriff’s claim is supported by an Instagram post from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office that was “liked” by the city’s official account, which detailed the viewing date as Oct. 21 and the funeral as Oct. 22. Both events were after the Jaguars’ two-week trip to London, which the Mayor was present for at least part of, attending a football game and giving a controversial interview to Times Radio in which she accused Donald Trump of looking to set up concentration camps to deal with illegal immigrants.
We’ve reached out to Deegan’s comms team to get clarity on the timeline and the Sheriff’s apparent rejection of her claim of miscommunication. Spox Philip Perry said Deegan “paid her respects in private calls to Elda McNew and Sheriff TK Waters the morning after the tragic shooting occurred” on Thursday morning.
Perry offered an update Thursday afternoon, saying that the Mayor “had a heartfelt visit with Elda McNew today to express her sincere condolences and talk about Officer McNew’s life and heroism.” Leading Republicans in the city have questioned, off the record, the account of events and the reliability of the Deegan administration’s narrative.
The comments from the Mayor’s Office come after charged rhetoric from Republicans, such as Rep. Dean Black, the Chair of the Duval County Republican Party, who condemned Deegan’s non-attendance of the funeral as an “unforgivable insult to the courageous men and women of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.”
“We echo the disappointment voiced by the Fraternal Order of Police and question the Mayor’s claim that she simply wasn’t aware of when the funeral was scheduled, given that it was a public event attended by numerous elected officials, including the Sheriff and City Council President. Our Mayor has time to jet-set to Europe on taxpayer money but can’t spare the time to honor a local hero — or even send a single member of her staff,” Black said.
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Cindy
October 25, 2024 at 9:28 pm
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the Truth
October 24, 2024 at 6:43 pm
how come, Deegan Republican, Randy White, who was on the trip to London to see Shad Khan,,, make it to the funeral??? But, the mayor cannot???? we know she does not like police or the Sheriff, she is a liberal
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
October 24, 2024 at 7:13 pm
Good evening Florida,
After much research I, EARL PITTS AMERICAN, have determined that my long-standing, “HOT MlLF FORGIVENESS CLAUSE” actually does apply to this forgetting of the funeral and to Donna’s anti semetic remark.
See America, Donna’s been very distraught as of late, due to her realization Scrumpy Rumpy Kammie’s not gonna make it to the White House.
Donna was promised the cushy Border Czar Position and is just devistated.
IN CLOSING:
Due to my almost uncontrolable “Earl Fetish” for Blond HOT MlLF’s I know you all understand my sage position.
Thank you Florida,
Yours Truley,
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
October 24, 2024 at 7:19 pm
…Florida…to be frank,
Oft times the needs of a man with a Bull Of The Woods Johnson take precidance to politics.
And I, EARL PITTS AMERICAN, stand up Proud, Erect, and very Stimulated to make this exeption based “Not On Political Idelogy” but on the Over-Riding needs of my, EARL PITTS AMERICAN’s Sage Johnson.
I hope you all understand,
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
YEW OWEME
October 24, 2024 at 7:32 pm
WEIRD
Bobblehead Kammy
October 24, 2024 at 7:41 pm
I thought you took your banjo home? Now you are back. Just leave
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
October 24, 2024 at 8:12 pm
Thanks Bro,
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
YEW OWEME
October 25, 2024 at 2:23 am
EARL SHITTS, you’re thanking me for calling you weird, how weird. being a sphincter freak, now that’s weird too. come to think about it, everything about you is weird, that’s weird. please don’t thank me or call me your bro, i hate you. now that’s not weird
Frankie M.
October 25, 2024 at 8:21 pm
TK & AG will be upset to learn my 89 Dodge Dart doesn’t have working turn signals. Suck it!
Bobblehead Kammy
October 24, 2024 at 7:25 pm
Shame on the people of Jacksonville voting for this blond bimbo. Reminds me of someone that wants to be President. 🤣
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
October 24, 2024 at 7:42 pm
Thank you my sage friend,
While a little voice inside my head is SHOUTING:
“FOR SHAME, EARL PITTS AMERICAN”, my Sage Johnson, is very happy.
Heres hopeing everyone can make an exception for my Strong Weakness and rejoice, along with my Sage Johnson, in the fact that sometimes a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
Frankie M.
October 24, 2024 at 11:33 pm
Leave it to TK to insert politics in a place where there should be none. I know he wants to be mayor but at what cost? Dude needs to find a new hobby. AG looking for smoke where there is none as usual.
MH/Duuuval
October 25, 2024 at 10:22 am
TK habitually places his size-15 shoe into his own mouth, needlessly alienating many in the community.
Partisanship in the JSO is unwelcome to many in the community who believe law enforcement and criminal justice are better off nonpartisan.
Not that TK is concerned — he has shown himself to be tone deaf — “drunk on the wine of the world..”
Cindy
October 25, 2024 at 8:05 am
What ever these new people think they have the new way initiative on who America is. They didn’t even invent the computer. Thank you Lord we still have the FBI talking FBI say hi