Bullet Flies Through Tax Collectors Office Due To Negligent Employee

By James England

MILTON, FLORIDA — An employee in the Santa Rosa County tax collector’s office was allegedly responsible for a negligent discharge after business hours. One round penetrated the computer screen and another exited the office and impacted in an area where no one was located. The incident is currently being investigated as a negligent discharge, which isn’t categorically a crime but may be grounds for disciplinary action according to the tax collector’s office.

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Stan Nichols with the tax collector said, “The employee is a model employee. Couldn’t ask for a better employee, it was an accident, but until the outcome of the investigation, he’s been placed on unpaid suspension.”

“He was sitting at his desk when the firearm went off and the bullet went through a wall and recovered later in an area where no one was located,” Nichols said.

While trying to trace back where the major malfunction happened, details emerge that may shed some light on his gun handling habits.

Interim Chief Tony Tindell said all signs point to an accident. “His normal daily routine was he would empty it and put it in his bag and carry it out to his car,” he said.

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