E.W. Scripps, City of Fort Pierce

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Monday that immediately suspended Fort Pierce City Commissioner James Taylor following his arrest last week on 24 counts of felony crimes involving child exploitation.

This comes after Taylor submitted his letter of resignation to the city , which was due to take effect Saturday, Aug. 2.

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DeSantis said in the order that Taylor's suspension was "in the best interests of the residents of the City of Fort Pierce, and the citizens of the State of Florida."

The order also said that Taylor is prohibited f

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