A record number of Black Men now run Broward’s criminal justice system

Suspected property thief, Tyrone Cornelius Jones is arrested in Fort Lauderdale

It all started in August of 2021, Tyrone Cornelius Jones walked into a Fort Lauderdale apartment complex. He targeted it because it was for sale. Documents show that he used fraudulent paperwork to get access to the property.

At this point, Jones approached the security employees of the property and presented them with a fraudulent copy certificate title, a fraudulent receipt, and a fraudulent quitclaim deed for the property.

On August 24th, Tyrone Cornelius Jones, and his crew of three thugs, proceeded to break into the property. The property owner came home during the break-in. Jones was caught red-handed but documents show that he was released the same night after committing the robbery of the property.

He was eventually charged for the event in January, however he continued his criminal enterprise after being released.

In the most recent event that lead to the arrest, Tyrone Cornelius

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – With state and federal elections coming to a close, Fort Lauderdale and Broward have a record number of African American Men, sitting in positions of power in Broward’s criminal justice system.

Sheriff Tony Scott has won his first election for the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Gordon Weekes and Harold Pryor won the race for public defender and state attorney.

It’s a historical moment. For the first time ever in Broward County, a Black person will be in all three leadership roles.

“I think I speak to this entire community about what the changes are in demands and how we are evolving as a society;”
Sheriff Gregory Tony – won his first election Tuesday night.