DeSantis signed âanti-riotâ bill flanked by sheriffs. Where was Chad Chronister? A fellow Republican, the Hillsborough sheriff whose office responded to arson and looting was not invited to Mondayâs ceremonial bill-signing in Polk County. Â Â Gov. Ron DeSantis shows off his signed "anti-riot" bill at a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Winter Haven on Monday. At least five Florida sheriffs stood behind DeSantis during the event, but the governor's office did not invite the sheriff from the county next door, Hillsborough's Chad Chronister. [ RICARDO RAMIREZ BUXEDA | AP ] Updated 2 hours ago When Gov. Ron DeSantis set up his photo op to sign an âanti-riotingâ bill in Polk County this week, he had a phalanx of Florida sheriffs behind him.