By a margin of 534-94, sheriff deputies in Broward County have delivered a major blow to Sheriff Scott Israel in the aftermath of the February massacre at high school in Parkland, Florida:

#BREAKING By a 534-94 margin, deputies vote no confidence in Broward County sheriff Scott Israel https://t.co/JTNj2IjzO0 pic.twitter.com/hXTJYgOBmY — WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) April 26, 2018

JUST IN : Broward County sheriff's officers give overwhelming vote of NO confidence against Sheriff Scott Israel.



85% voted against the sheriff. Union asking for sheriff to be removed from office. — Kambree (@KamVTV) April 26, 2018







Here is Sheriff Israel’s defiant response:

According to an WSVN reporter, almost half of the union members participated in this vote:

No confidence vote for BSO Sheriff Scott Israel from 534 deputies. 628 of 1300 union members voted — Robbin Simmons (@RobbinSimmons7) April 26, 2018

So it’s certainly far more consequential that he’d lead everyone to believe. Honestly, knowing that almost half of your deputies no longer believe in your leadership – we’ll that’s a killer in my mind. Under that kind of pressure, it wouldn’t surprise me if in a month we hear that he’s resigning to spend more time with his family or something.