A Duval County jail sergeant suspended in the aftermath of the violent death of a 31-year-old chef in April was hired despite having been kicked out of the Marines and a history of arrests for domestic violence and DUI, according to records obtained by the Tributary.

No physical evidence tied Kenneth Hartley to the 1991 kidnap/murder of Gino Mayhew, 17. Instead, prosecutor George Bateh built the case on the shoulders of a star witness eager to peg Hartley as one of three men responsible.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and Mayor Donna Deegan held a news conference on Tuesday evening to announce the end of a $98 million contract with Armor Correctional Health Services, which administers healthcare to inmates at the Duval County jail.