TC Palm by Andrew Atterbury January 5, 2018 The county public-records scandal expanded Thursday when a grand jury indicted two of the three current and former county commissioners who already are facing charges in the case. Commissioner Sarah Heard was charged with failure of a public official to permit inspection and copying of public records and […]
Martin County commissioner, former commissioner arrested on public records violation charges
TC Palm by Emily Bohatch January 4, 2017 Martin County Commissioner Sarah Heard and former Commissioner Anne Scott turned themselves in to the Martin County Jail on Thursday as they face new charges of public records violations, a Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said. Heard and Scott had a warrant for their arrests detailing charges of two […]
Martin County commissioners could be removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott
TC Palm by Lisa Broadt November 29, 2017 Two county commissioners who were charged Tuesday could find themselves removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott. Commissioners Ed Fielding and Sarah Heard, as well as former commissioner Anne Scott, have been charged with violations of state public-records law. Fielding and Scott were arrested Tuesday evening on […]