Free speech or election interference? Legal case involving St. Johns County commissioner continues

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — In St. Johns County, a local battle over what is free speech and what is election interference is brewing.

Last fall, St. Johns County commissioner Krista Keating Joseph waved a US flag during a county commission meeting and reminded voters they can vote out incumbents in the upcoming election.

Those words were met with various legal fights and mentions of criminal charges.

The latest chapter in this book involves a grand jury... or the idea of one.




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