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Published February 1, 2023 7:00am EST Georgia police chief announces retirement days after young cop resigns over religious post about gay marriage Former officer Jacob Kersey said he hopes the Port Wentworth Police Department ensures 'another officer is not bullied'
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Georgia police chief announces retirement days after young cop resigns over religious post about gay marriage
Former officer Jacob Kersey said he hopes the Port Wentworth Police Department ensures 'another officer is not bullied'
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The police chief of Port Wentworth, Georgia, retired Monday in the wake of national news coverage related to a young officer who said he felt pressured to resign from the department after he was suspended for a religious social media post saying "there's no such thing" as gay marriage.
Chief Matthew W. Libby announced his retirement, which was confirmed by the city manager the same day, according to local station WTOC.
The Daily Signal reported that the outlet first said he had resigned but changed its headline to indicate he retired. There was no indication the abrupt announcement was related to the officer's resignation days earlier, and the ex-chief's retirement lists no specific reason for the decision.
"Effective February 1, 2023, I am retiring from my position of the Port Wentworth Police Department," Libby wrote in his letter. "It has been my honor to serve this community for over 31 years. I wish the City and the department well and I am thankful for all the opportunities I was afforded during my career."
GEORGIA COP, 19, RESIGNS AFTER SUSPENSION FOR RELIGIOUS POST ON GAY MARRIAGE: ‘DANGEROUS PRECEDENT’
Port Wentworth drew national attention in recent days over the resignation of Jacob Kersey, a 19-year-old who was subjected to an internal investigation over a Facebook post that reportedly drew "an anonymous complaint," according to a Jan. 13 letter of notification he received.
"God designed marriage," Kersey wrote in the post. "Marriage refers to Christ and the church. That's why there's no such thing as homosexual marriage."
Though Kersey wasn't fired following the investigation, he said he decided to quit Jan. 18 because he was told his religious posts could raise questions about his objectivity, and that he could face termination for future social media posts that others find offensive. He claimed Libby likened his post about gay marriage to using the N-word.
Former Officer Jacob Kersey said he was effectively forced to resign from his job after being told he could be terminated for posting his religious beliefs on social media. (Jacob Kersey)
The Port Wentworth Police Department, which serves a town of approximately 11,000 people in the Savannah metropolitan area, did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
"I would hope that this is the start of a positive change there in Port Wentworth," Kersey told Fox News Digital of the chief's retirement. "I hope that the other members of the command staff would publicly apologize for the incident and that they would commit to ensuring that something like this does not happen again."
Jacob Kersey told Fox News Digital he hopes his story will encourage other people and especially Christians to stand up for their beliefs. (Jacob Kersey)
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Kersey said he hopes the department makes sure "another officer is not bullied for practicing their religious beliefs when they're off duty and that they commit to ensuring that they protect their officers' rights."
Published February 1, 2023 10:25am EST DOJ searching Biden Delaware beach home amid classified document investigation There is no warrant and Biden consented to the search, according to his attorney
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DOJ searching Biden Delaware beach home amid classified document investigation
There is no warrant and Biden consented to the search, according to his attorney
FBI searching Biden's Rehoboth Beach house for classified material
Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the 'consensual' search and the implications of Biden's alleged mishandling of classified material.
FBI agents were sent to President Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday to conduct a search for additional classified documents, the president's attorney Bob Bauer said.
"Today, with the President’s full support and cooperation, the DOJ is conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware. Under DOJ’s standard procedures, in the interests of operational security and integrity, it sought to do this work without advance public notice, and we agreed to cooperate," Bauer said in a statement.
"The search today is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate. We will have further information at the conclusion of today’s search," he added.
Sources confirmed to Fox News that FBI agents are on the premises and will be until a search is complete. There is no warrant.
FBI SEARCHED PENN BIDEN CENTER IN MID-NOVEMBER, SOON AFTER CLASSIFIED DOCS DISCOVERED, SOURCES SAY
President Biden's Delaware vacation home is seen in July 2022, in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
President Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on his way to his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home, Aug. 7, 2022. ( AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
The FBI and Special Counsel Robert Hur did not comment.
Justice Department prosecutors were reportedly weighing a search of Biden's Rehoboth Beach home last month after several sets of classified documents were found at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware.
FBI agents have searched the Wilmington home, as well as Biden's old offices at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., where a handful of other documents with classified markings were discovered. The Biden team has consented to each search and is working with the Justice Department to find and turn over all classified documents in Biden's possession dating to his time as vice president, though some date to when he was a senator.
So far, between 25 and 30 documents with classified markings have been recovered from Biden's possession and turned over to the National Archives and the Justice Department.
BIDEN DOCS: WHITE HOUSE REQUESTED FBI SEARCH THAT UNCOVERED LATEST BATCH OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
U.S. Attorney Robert Hur arrives at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)
Biden, like his predecessor Donald Trump, is under special counsel investigation for his retention of classified records.
The White House has repeatedly declined to comment on the contents of the classified records, as well as the levels of the classification, saying instead that the records "have been turned over to proper authorities and will be part of the ongoing investigation." Lawmakers have pressed for more transparency on the content of those documents, but to no avail, and have accused the Biden administration of attempting to "stonewall" their efforts.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had assured reporters in mid-January that the search for new documents was over. Then new documents were found at Biden's Wilmington home on Jan. 14 and again on Jan. 20, and now Biden's Rehoboth home was searched as well.
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House Republicans are gearing up to launch an investigation into Biden's handling of classified materials, with Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., telling Fox News, "nothing that Joe Biden's done with respect to mishandling these classified documents is normal."
Fox News' Anders Hagstrom, Ronn Blitzer, Brooke Singman and Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
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