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Tue, May. 02, 2006
 
 

Bush, Cabinet turn to law enforcement veteran for FDLE

BRENT KALLESTAD
Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A veteran Florida law enforcement officer who has worked in two earlier Republican administrations was chosen Tuesday by Gov. Jeb Bush and the Cabinet as the interim commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Jerry Bailey replaces Guy Tunnell, who resigned last month after criticism of his personal involvement into the investigation of a teenager's death. Martin Lee Anderson, 14, had been roughed up by guards at a Panama City juvenile boot camp founded by Tunnell when he was Bay County sheriff.

Bailey, who will earn $125,000 annually in his new role, said he planned no changes in personnel and didn't comment on his predecessor, who sent e-mails to the current Bay County sheriff knocking those who questioned the effectiveness of military-style boot camps.

Tunnell also compared the Rev. Jesse Jackson to outlaw Jesse James and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to terrorist Osama bin Laden at an agency meeting preparing for protests at the Capitol over Anderson's death. FDLE was removed from the state investigation into the boy's death, which is still under way.

"I'm really not familiar enough with the difficulties that Commissioner Tunnell went through to comment on it," said Bailey, 59.

Bailey has served as the inspector general of the state Lottery Department since 1999. He has more than 30 years of law enforcement and investigative experience, including service as FDLE's deputy executive director and head of its criminal investigation and crime laboratories.

"I'm confident Jerry's professionalism will serve our state well," Bush said. "Jerry's wealth of experience in the law enforcement arena will serve as a great foundation for his leadership of FDLE."

The selection criteria for a permanent department head will be prepared shortly.

"I am not going to campaign for the permanent position," Bailey said. "Right now my emphasis is on going in and running that agency."

He began his career as a North Carolina state trooper. He began his FDLE career in 1970 when the agency was in its infancy during the administration of Gov. Claude Kirk. He left the state's employment for six years to run a printing business, but returned in 1987 and joined newly elected Republican Gov. Bob Martinez.

He returned to FDLE in 1988 before leaving for the lottery position in 1999.

FDLE has nearly 2,000 employees at its capital headquarters, seven regional operations centers, 15 field offices and seven crime laboratories where it provides investigative, forensic and information systems services for law enforcement agencies across the state.

"It's a big challenge," said Bailey. "A lot of programs and we've got hurricane season coming."

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