Sens. Rick Scott and Tom Cotton, who were part of the 'huddle,' made no mention of the allegations against Walker and instead emphasized that their top priority is defeating Sen. Raphael Warnock.
For a few hours Monday, inside a tent decorated with maroon and gold, it was easy to forget where you were. Among the music and the commotion and the robes and tassels, it was easy to forget that this graduation ceremony was being held inside the walls of a prison.
BILOXI, Miss. It was Lee Cody’s dream to become a police officer and a detective. After his stint with the Coast Guard, he did just that, joining the Duval County Sheriff’s Office.
On March 23, 1964, he was assigned to investigate the murder of 34-year-old Johnnie Mae Chappell of Jacksonville. But what he really learned was, they didn’t want the case solved at all.
“It’s been a terrible, terrible, terrible pain in my heart for many years that the truth was never told and they got away with it,” Cody said.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs “My Life, My Story” project seeks to document the accomplishments of those they serve. On a Zoom event on Wednesday, the VA honored Cody, who now lives in Long Beach, Miss., for his tireless work to find justice for a woman he didn’t know.