Florida DUI Suspect Threatens Sheriff’s Deputy: ‘My KKK Friends Will Burn Your Family’

Florida DUI Suspect Threatens Sheriff’s Deputy: ‘My KKK Friends Will Burn Your Family’
Florida woman Julie Edwards, 53, was arrested on charges of driving while under the influence in Volusia County, Fla. on Feb. 8, 2019. Volusia County Sheriff's Office
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A Florida woman stopped on suspicion of drunken driving allegedly hurled racist threats at the black deputy who detained her, including saying the Ku Klux Klan is “gonna hurt you bad.”

Charging documents cited by ABC allege that 53-year-old Julie Edwards made the threats while being investigated for DUI late Thursday, Feb. 7, at a home in DeLand.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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