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Midway’s City Manager has been placed under arrest for violating his parole.
Auburn Ford is also under investigation by both the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI.
Ford was already on probation for a 2011 offense involving tampering with or blocking a fire extinguisher, a felony. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Ford was charged with violating his probation after a gun was found in his city-issued vehicle.
Agents executed a search warrant at Ford’s home as part of a separate, ongoing investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI.
Law enforcement officials would not comment on the ongoing investigation.
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The following is a news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement:
HAVANA – Today, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center arrested Midway City Manager Auburn Ford, 53, of Havana, Fla., for violating his probation after law enforcement agents found a firearm in his city issued vehicle. Ford is on felony probation with the Florida Department of Corrections until July 2014.
Agents found the firearm while executing a search warrant at Ford’s home. The search warrant was part of a separate on-going investigation by FDLE and FBI.
Ford was arrested without incident at his home and booked into the Gadsden County Jail.
