Fla. Sheriff's Ultimatum to Violent Protesters: "Chaos is Your Funeral" | Crime Alert 8PM 06.13.2025

A Florida sheriff issues a deadly ultimatum to protestors/rioters, "Step out of line, you're graveyard dead." The stark message comes in advance of looming demonstrations against immigration policies...following intense ICE clashes in California. 

A cannibal killer's freedom has suddenly been yanked...but how was this monster able to seek parole in the first place? Plus, a rookie cop's first day on the job is a total croc! Jennifer Gould reports. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alard hourly update, Breaking crime news Now. I'm Jennifer Gould.
A Florida sheriff just unleashed a chilling ultimatum to protesters
planning to descend on the state across the line into violence,
and his deputies will ensure your quote graveyard dead end quote.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivy delivered his stark message as

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highly anticipated No King's protests against President Trump's immigration crackdown loom.
Speaking at a news conference, Ivy, who has led the
Brevard County Sheriff's office since twenty twelve, cited Florida's twenty
twenty one anti riot law warning against blocking roadways or
resisting lawful orders. He vowed immediate arrests for any defiance,

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promising to quote run you down and put you in jail.
Tired if anyone please, The sheriff pulled no punches on
what will happen if you endanger a deputy. Take a listen.

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If throw a brick, our bomb, or point a gun
at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your
family where to collect your remains at because we will
kill you graveyard dead. We're not going to play.

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Ivy's stern warning was sparked by recent intense clashes in
Los Angeles where protesters directly confronted ICE agents. He further
escalated his scale of force, warning that spitting on deputies
would lead to hospitalization and arrest. Ivy stated that if
protesters tried to surround and prevent a car from leaving,

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they risk being run over. Florida Attorney General James Offmeyer,
standing with Ivy, reinforced the tough message. He forcefully declared
that Florida quote is not California end quote, and would
not tolerate that kind of unrest seen in Los Angeles,
where the National Guard had to intervene. With Brevard County
on high alert, Ivy emphasized quote peaceful protest is your right,

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Chaos is your funeral end quote. But iv known for
his elaborate press conferences, is also battling a firestorm over
his department's own alleged brutal past. Public records reveal the
Brevard County Sheriff's Office under his watch, has faced numerous
lawsuits and accusations regarding excessive force, including several controversial shootings.

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More Prime and Justice News after this. In a sudden
turn of events, the California Board of Parole hearings slammed
the door shut on Leslie Klosner, the convicted fiend who
committed and act so horrific it defies comprehension. This monster,

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sentenced to twenty five years to life for the nineteen
eighty eight brutal murder of Linda Lee Ferguson, will stay
locked away after his parole officer was abruptly rescinded. Klosner
was initially sentenced to twenty five years to life after
pleading guilty to first degree murder in California, though this
sentence does not mean automnate life without parole. Instead, it

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legally mandates parole consideration after serving a minimum of twenty
five years, meaning once an inmate serves their minimum term,
they are entitled to a parole hearing. The gruesome nightmare
unfolded in a Yuba City, California motel. Klosner, consumed by
a raging argument, choked the life out of Ferguson, but

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the horror did not end. Their court and parole documents
reveal that after murdering her closener, then sexually assaulted her
lifeless body in a truly depraved act. He then bit
off both of her nipples and swallowed them. After the murder,
he then fled to Oregon, turning himself in two days later.
This was not his only violent outburst either. He'd previously

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attempted to strangle his ex wife during their marriage. So
why was this killer's ticket to freedom ganked? The parole
board scrutinized a constellation of factors, first, his prior violent history. Second,
back in twenty eighteen, then California Governor Jerry Brown had
outright blocked his parole emphatically, stating Closner remained a quote

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unreasonable danger to society end quote. Brown noted Closner's eerie
inability to articulate why he committed such monstrous acts, vaguely
blaming childhood abuse and unsettling memories of his mom. But
the real clincher. A twenty fourteen psyche val raised red flags,
noting Closner's creepy fixation on his mom's body, even showing

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signs of sexual excitement when talking about her. Will he
ever be eligible again? Yes? California law mandates that inmates
serving life with the possibility of parole sentences get periodic
parole suitability hearings. If denied, a new hearing is typically
set for three, five, seven, ten, or fifteen years in
the future, So stay tuned.

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And finally, a rookie cops first Florida call is a
total croc Officer Christopher Martinez went from big apple bustle
to big gulp fear in his very first gaitor call.

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And his introduction to the scales of justice has gone viral.
Of course, this new Largo Police Department recruit got a
truly warm welcome when a calm female officer handed him
a wiggling mouth taped juvenile gaiteror caught on cam. Martinez
nervously clutched the prehistoric purp, whipping about its big teeth

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and his tiny fingers as it tested his grip and
his composure. Take a listen, hold it, hold him of God.
After a quick terrified photo op considered a badge of honor,
Martinez made a speedy escape, practically running from the little monster.

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The gator was safely relocated and no officers were harmed.
While he did not get an actual bite, Martinez did
just earn the ultimate Florida initiation in his wild debut.
By the latest Crime and Justice News followed the crime
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