Police in Florida Warn Residents About Man Accused of Threatening Gays (Video)

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 Police in Florida Warn Residents About Man Accused of Threatening Gays
  Craig Jungwirth is spending at least one more weekend in jail, before a court hearing Monday that could potentially set him free, now that federal charges against him have been dropped.
 
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          Jan 07, 2017
          
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Police in Florida Warn Residents About Man Accused of Threatening Gays

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