DeSantis ally was under investigation weeks before his death

The sudden death of Ron DeSantis’ close friend, Ken Stermon, caused an uproar. not only with the governor of Florida, but also among the political circles of the state, but more surprising was the fact that he was under “active research” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Despite the Republican donor leaving the underworld, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told Politico that “This investigation is currently ongoing and will continue until completion.”

This was reported by the Florida Times-Union. authorities investigated allegations of sexual harassmentwhile Waters told Politico that he had “Limited information available for publication at this time” about the investigation, as well as the sudden death of a friend of DeSantis, who was found without a pulse in the car.

“The Governor and First Lady were shocked and saddened to learn of Kent’s passing.and his prayers (and the prayers of our entire office) are with his family during this difficult time,” the governor’s office said Friday, while a spokesman for the governor said “we know nothing” about the investigation.

The relationship between DeSantis and Stermon was very close., the Florida governor is known to have lived in a condominium in Flagler County co-owned by Stermon. DeSantis later named him to his transition team and to the State University Board of Governors. system in 2019.

According to the aforementioned media, Stermon was the president of a defense contractor in the Jacksonville area., Total military control. Since 2017, he has donated $140,000 in government political donations, $50,000 of which went to a pro-DeSantis political committee.