Tampa Tribune, Aug 21, 1948 Labor Day Edition Sheriff Willis McCall was known throughout Lake County, Florida as “the law.” First elected in 1944, Sheriff McCall was well known for being racist, cruel, and extraordinarily brutal, even for a sheriff. He served 7 terms, and only lost his 8th bid for re-election because he was on trial for murdering a man whom he had arrested in a traffic stop. Gilbert King’s book
Sheriffs and Labor
Sheriffs and Labor
Sheriffs and Labor
Tampa Tribune, Aug 21, 1948 Labor Day Edition Sheriff Willis McCall was known throughout Lake County, Florida as “the law.” First elected in 1944, Sheriff McCall was well known for being racist, cruel, and extraordinarily brutal, even for a sheriff. He served 7 terms, and only lost his 8th bid for re-election because he was on trial for murdering a man whom he had arrested in a traffic stop. Gilbert King’s book