• Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson was elected to his third term in 2024, but says he won't run again in 2028. His Chief Deputy Randy Tifft is planning to run, a decision he says that has 'split' deputies
• The sheriff spoke to the board at their Jan. 8 meeting to address what he says are 'lies' about Tifft and other issues in the department that are discussed in an anonymous whistleblower complaint
• Others say there are real problems in the department that need to be addressed and they asked the board to help

A year into his third term, Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson says he does not plan to run again for sheriff in 2028, a decision he believes that may have contributed to a "split" in the Sheriff's Office.

Johnson announced his decision while speaking to the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners and defending against accusations of misconduct and toxic leadership that have been leveled against his administration by some, including a whistleblower complaint that was sent anonymously to the board and Gov. Ron DeSantis, among others.

Johnson spoke to the board during its Jan. 8 meeting to address the allegations that he said are based on “politics” and have split the ranks of the sheriff’s department into camps behind certain individuals who he says may have their own political agendas.

“I'm not a political animal. I'm a politician. Not by choice, but by necessity. Hearing Rickie Cotton get up here and just spew lies really kind of got me,” Johnson said, referring to a former...

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