Public defenders call for 'open, independent, thorough' investigation of Franklin County deputy, commend sheriff's pledge to investigate
The five public defenders who criticized Franklin County Sheriffâs Deputy Jeff Farmer for attending a pro-Trump rally that ended in a mob siege of the U.S. Capitol, as well as for alleged incidents of racial profiling, called for an âopen, independent and thoroughâ investigation of the detective's conduct. In a second letter released on Monday, following Quireâs Sunday response to the groupâs first letter regarding Farmer, the group said that community leaders had made Quire aware of concerns about Farmerâs alleged racial profiling âfor some time now.â ...