VIERA, Fla. (AP) - An assistant public defender who wore a Black Lives Matter tie to court says he was fired because he made online comments accusing his office of being overtly political.
Florida Today reports that 27-year-old Alton Edmond lost his job last week at the Brevard County public defender's office.
Edmond says workers in Public Defender Blaise Trettis' office talked openly about supporting President Trump before the election, and Trettis attended a Trump rally.
Trettis says he attended the Trump rally, but it was after-hours. Trettis says Edmond was terminated for several reasons, including recording colleagues talking about politics and leaving a loaded gun in his office.
Edmond says he has a concealed carry permit, and he posted online a recording of himself but took it down after he realized it had voices of his colleagues too.
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Information from: Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.), http://www.floridatoday.com
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