House approves bill allowing life sentences for manslaughter in an officer’s death

A divided Florida House ended three years of debate Wednesday by approving the “Officer Jason Raynor Act,” which makes suspects convicted of manslaughter in the death of a police officer subject to a life sentence. The House voted 103-8 to approve SB 156 by Sen. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach. Both Leek and the House sponsor,...