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Letter to the Governor - Request for Special Prosecutor

My open letter to Governor DeSantis

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Anthony Dream Johnson
May 19, 2026
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Yesterday I sent an open five page letter to Governor Ron DeSantis requesting a special prosecutor be assigned to investigate the police misconduct at my mother’s funeral by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The main bodycam went viral last week with over 500,000 views.

Specifically this letter is seeking a full investigation of the incident, and as warranted, the charging, arrest, and prosecution of Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathon Miller under § 784.03 for criminal battery.

The letter also calls for a review of potential civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for referral to federal authorities at the DOJ.

“My entire life in Florida I have heard politicians say that “no one is above the law”. Well talk is cheap, actions are expensive. I would like to see the state of Florida put its money where its mouth is. No son of a murdered mother deserves to be treated this way in the middle of a eulogy reading.”

“Tragically, nobody cared about my family until people started dying. I …

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