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Sheriff Morgan, Feds Meet To Discuss NAS Shooting Investigation, Any Credible Threats Against Escambia County
December 9, 2019
Federal agencies sat down with Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan in his office Monday to brief him on their investigation into the NAS Pensacola shooting and any current threat against Escambia County.
Morgan called the meeting productive, and said he received much of the information he has requested.
“I think we have ensured the partnership going forward,” Morgan told NorthEscambia.com. “I am encouraged by the meeting that we can move forward here and make sure that we do what we need to do.”
FBI Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge Rachel Rojas, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Larry Keefe, and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Todd Bobe met with Morgan and his leadership team to provide updates about the ongoing investigation.
The FBI has released multiple statements since the shootings Friday morning that there is no credible threat “at this time” against the local community.
“The information that the FBI is dealing with to date is the basis of them making that statement,” Morgan said. “But we are also aware it is a fluid situation. The purpose of the meeting was to ensure if and when there was any change to that belief on their part that notifications would be instantaneous.”
“Friday morning at 6:50, there was no credible threat,” the sheriff told NorthEscambia.com. “At 6:51, the call went out for us to respond for shots fired, and three sailors are dead. So the difficulty I had was now three days late since the first briefing there is no credible threat. Well there wasn’t any credible threat Friday morning either.”
Morgan said at this time he agrees with a statement by Keefe that he would be comfortable for any member of his family to be out in public.
FBI ASAC Bobe was deployed to Pensacola on Saturday and has since been serving as the FBI liaison to Morgan, ECSO Chief Deputy Chip Simmons and his leadership team, and the Navy, according to a statement from the FBI.
The FBI said there are no press conferences scheduled for Monday to update the public on the investigation, unless there are significant developments.
Pictured top: (L-R) U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Larry Keefe, FBI Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge Rachel Rojas, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Todd Bobe, ECSO Major Andrew Hobbs and Sheriff David Morgan. ECSO Chief Deputy Chip Simmons was also present; he was blocked from camera view by Morgan. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Sheriff Morgan, Feds Meet To Discuss NAS Shooting Investigation, Any Credible Threats Against Escambia County”
REGARDING:
“According to Congressional Republicans, the President and Attorney General Barr the FBI can’t be trusted.”
Which leads to the question: Which has a long established history of bald-faced lies?
David for better people
(like the FBI)
To the men and women of the Escambia County Sheriffs Office, you do a great job. The community should be proud of you. Now, David Morgan is once again showing his childish narcissistic tendencies. You cannot find another Sheriff in this country who has acted this petty and juvenile during a terrorism event. Not one! You withdrew all of your officers from every single task force that existed with the feds, to include the Joint Terrorism Task Force. They even offered to give a command staff member a security clearance along with the officer, but you don’t play well with others when you’re not the center of attention. You threatened to take away Sheriff’s commission cards from the Pensacola Police Department if they in any way assisted in the duties of a task force officer, working with the feds. You use a tragedy to further your own image each and every time something happens. Of course this will never be your fault and you will spin it as a great injustice that was done to you personally. This all started when a Senior Attorney at the US Attorneys Office supported someone opposing Morgan. One day the public will know what damage you’ve done to the department! If not for the great people that work there to keep it afloat the organization would barely function.
>>>This may be a stupid question but if this IS considered an act of terrorism wouldn’t homeland security be involved also?
FBI is the lead agency. There are numerous other federal agencies involved.
This may be a stupid question but if this IS considered an act of terrorism wouldn’t homeland security be involved also?
According to Congressional Republicans, the President and Attorney General Barr the FBI can’t be trusted. If that’s the case, why is Sheriff Morgan working so closely with the FBI?