TAMPA, Fla. — As early voting begins for Tampa’s District 5 City Council runoff, community activists are encouraging residents to stay focused on the election and avoid distractions amid the ongoing legal troubles of former candidate Elvis Piggott.

Piggott, a pastor and community advocate, faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and improper exhibition of a firearm after allegedly pulling a gun at the end of a campaign forum earlier this month.

What You Need To Know • As early voting begins for Tampa’s District 5 City Council runoff, community activists are encouraging residents to stay focused on the election and avoid distractions amid the ongoing legal troubles of former candidate Elvis Piggott • City attorneys have filed a risk protection order seeking to tempora

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