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Maj. Scott Surrency, director of the Putnam County jail, has been placed on leave.Maj. Scott Surrency, director of the Putnam County jail, has been placed on leave.
Maj. Scott Surrency, director of the Putnam County jail, has been placed on leave.

Putnam jail director on leave after complaint

By Dan Scanlan
Published on April 11, 2024 at 3:43 pm
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The jail director in Putnam County has been placed on administrative leave after a formal complaint was filed against him, says Sheriff H.D. “Gator” DeLoach.

Maj. Scott Surrency was put on leave Tuesday while an internal investigation and operation audit take place at the jail, the sheriff said.

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The Sheriff’s Office said it cannot comment on the reasons for the leave due to department policy and state statutes.

Capt. Clayton Silva has been named as interim director of corrections during Surrency’s absence, DeLoach said.

author image Reporter email Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast. After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at The Florida Times-Union before joining the staff of WJCT News 89.9.

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