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Former FDLE boss to tackle cold cases in his hometown

The Associated Press

May 24, 2006

Florida's former top law enforcement officer has landed a new crime fighting job in his hometown, a month after political fallout from inappropriate comments forced him to resign from his state post.

Guy Tunnell is joining the State Attorney's Office of the 14th Judicial Circuit as a coordinator of cold case squads in the circuit's six counties, including Bay County where he served as sheriff for 15 years.

Gov. Jeb Bush appointed Tunnell to FDLE's top job in 2003.

The 6-foot-7, 250-pound lawman resigned on April 20 after reporters uncovered e-mails in which he compared the Rev. Jesse Jackson to outlaw Jesse James and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to terrorist Osama Bin Laden.

Tunnell was already under fire after being scolded by Bush for exchanging e-mails with Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen during the state's investigation into the death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson, who was punched and kicked at the sheriff's boot camp. The scuffle was videotaped and broadcast worldwide.

In the e-mails, Tunnell criticized those who questioned the effectiveness of the boot camp concept. An autopsy later determined Anderson died because the boot camp deputies suffocated him. The investigation is continuing.

"I'm not totally unaware that some people might question my decision to bring in Mr. Tunnell, but it's my job to find the best talent I can to serve the citizens of this circuit," said 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Steve Meadows. "His 33 years of law enforcement experience is too valuable to let any short-term political considerations interfere with what is the most effective program for our citizens."

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