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Sheriff's Office investigating noose mailed to State Attorney Aramis Ayala

Posted By Monivette Cordeiro on Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 12:15 pm

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating a noose mailed to the office of Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala after she announced she wouldn't pursue the death penalty under her administration.

Records show Eric Edwards, chief investigator for Ayala's office, contacted deputies with the Sheriff's court security division on March 28. Edwards said that during the past two weeks, two envelopes with messages had been received in the mailroom of Ayala's office in downtown Orlando.

The state attorney's office employees opened the first envelope, received on March 20, and found a white piece of paper with the message, "SOONER OR LATER A NIGGER WILL BE A NIGGER" in black blocked letters. The envelope also contained three white business cards with the words "You are an Honorary Member of S.P.O.N.G.E." on one side and "Society for the Prevention of Niggers Getting Everything" on the other side. The second envelope, received on March 28, contained an index card with a noose made of green twine taped to the card, according to the report.

Employees believed both envelopes may have been sent by the same person, but the Sheriff's Office says it has not been determined if they were sent by the same individual. Investigators said they would contact the postal inspector's office to see if they could conduct an inquiry into the origin of the messages, the report says.

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