Coral Gables Commission candidate files police complaints over alleged election misconduct

Perennial Coral Gables candidate Jackson 'Rip' Holmes is pursuing police action following his allegation that Commissioner Ariel Fernandez 'defraud...

July 6, 2023
1:56 AM

Perennial Coral Gables candidate Jackson 'Rip' Holmes is pursuing police action following his allegation that Commissioner Ariel Fernandez 'defrauded' him in the city's April election. Holmes, who placed last in a three-way contest for the City Commission's Group 4 seat, has filed two information reports and a suspicious activity report. He tried Monday to file a criminal complaint with the Coral Gables Police Department, he said, but that too was received as 'additional information' by the department.

Jesse Scheckner