ORLANDO, FLORIDA — Shantele Bennett is running for Senate in Florida's 11th Congressional District. She has no party affiliation, but she does have experience running for political office — as a candidate for mayor of Orlando in 2019. Remarkably, despite qualifying for that race and raising a bit under $500, she received no votes. On January 18, 2018, Bennett filed a complaint against Orlando Police Officer Gregory Smith. "Bennett alleged that Officer Smith had conferred with Jeff Ashton to have her charged with First Degree Attempted Murder With a Firearm." Bennett's complaint read: "The officer lacks firmness of moral character and doesn't work well under pressure. When arrived at the scene he ask me where was the shooter? I informed him I was the person with the gun. He was over hypered and stressed for the lack of integrity that questions moral character and violates company policy, there is a demand that Gregory L. Smith II employment with OPD be terminated." Officer Smith's report tells a different story: Officer Smith responded to [ ] reference a shooting. He observed a black female wearing a blue shirt and brown pants matching the description of the suspect. Dispatch stated that the female still possessed the weapon on her person. Officer Smith heard Bennett state in a spontaneous utterance "The gun is in my purse." He ordered her to keep her hands above her head and to not reach for anything. He moved behind her and Officer Metzger arrived as backup. "Officer Smith holstered his pistol, removed the purse from her arm, and placed her in handcuffs. The black pistol was found in her purse. Officer Metzger transported Bennett to CID for an interview with Detective Conroy. Once Officer Smith entered the residence with Officer Wilson, he saw the victim sitting on the couch. She had a hole in the front right side of her upper chest above her breast. Witnesses corroborated that Bennett shot Turnbull. Detective Conroy interviewed Bennett in CID and Officer Smith transported her to BRC with no further incident. Bennett was charged with Attempted Murder in the Second degree with a firearm. This case has not gone to court. There is a current motion for psychiatric examination to determine competency." On June 29, 2018, investigators met with Bennett in the OPD lobby, as she wished to provide additional documentation: 1. A letter addressed to then-Chief Mina asking in part for Officer Smith to "be terminated and the Department of Law Enforcement's Criminal Justice Professionalism Program pursue disciplinary action against his certification for malicious persecution." 2. A letter to Mina demanding in part that "aggravated stalking charges be filed against Jessica K. Turnball along with charges violated." On July 9, 2018, OPD received additional documentation in the form of a letter addressed to "The City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer" and a copy of an Injunction for Protection between Bennett and the woman Bennett shot, Jessica Turnball. On July 31, 2018, Bennett completed a Citizen's Complaint form alleging that then-Chief Mina had violated the Hatch act. On March 28, 2019, Bennett came into the police department lobby to complete a statement that an OPD officer at the Magic Game was brandishing a weapon. She was advised that a SWAT team is always in attendance at the games, working perimeter security at Orlando Magic Events. Bennett also wished to document her being "barred" from City Hall in June of 2018 at then-Orlando Police Chief John Mina's request. She stated Mina was not present, but that she knows the order came from him. She also claims Chief Mina "deprived her character" and wishes to press charges against him. On April 17, 2019 Bennett filed one citizen complaint alleging that an officer threatened her with his rifle, and another complaint alleging forgery by OPD due to a difference in her original arrest and the charges filed. On July 14, 2020, Bennett filed for a stalking injunction against OCSO Major Bobby Anzueto, alleging that Anzueto stalked her "all the way to Charleston, SC" and is accessing her computer. On July 30, 2020, Bennett filed a lawsuit against John Mina, requesting that he be "removed from the 2020 ballot" for "conspiracy, misrepresentation, injurious falsehood, and fraudulent misrepresentation." She lost. ~~~ /r/realworldpolice @realworldpolice ~~~ Want to help make Real World Police happen and get rewarded for it? Become a Sergeant on Patreon today! Sergeants get access to: -A growing library of more than sixty exclusive full-length Real World Police videos -The Roadcam series -Supporting documentation: police reports, court records, and other investigatory material -Material from cases not shown on the main channel, like the arrest of Chris Hansen and the detention of T-Pain by TSA. -Early access to some videos -And more! Get your fix today! https://patreon.com/realworldpolice Rather not? No sweat! There are more than 700 free videos to enjoy ✌️