City Commissioner Jack Porter Addresses TPD Chief Revell, Recent DUI Case

On April 10 ^th , 2024, Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter made comments critical of TPD Chief Revell related to a recent DUI case which resulted in a guilty verdict.

Porter addressed Chief Revell, noting she wanted to put on record that, “I don’t feel safe personally when I think about the chief of police making disparaging comments about me.”

Additionally, Porter addressed the footage stating “As to the video, I was disturbed by what I saw. I was disturbed by the response from our Chief. I’m disturbed by the singling out of my colleague and a member of the public.”

Porter continued, addressing recent comments made by Chief Revell stating, “I’m disturbed by the way I feel personally disrespected by you Chief Revell in public comments you made about me and my colleague Commissioner Matlow. I’m not surprised by that disrespect but it’s disappointing, and I think it demonstrates the disrespect not only for us as individuals but the public who elected us.”

Lastly, Porter finished her comments stating, “We have real concerns we need to address, and I believe we’re working towards them but instead of working with the community in good faith, taking seriously when there are concerns, you know, when we dig our heels in, it just makes things worse. And it does our law enforcement and our community a disservice when we do that.”