ISLAMORADA, Fla. – A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was booked into his employer’s Plantation Key jail facility Friday after being arrested on a misdemeanor stalking charge.
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Sheriff Rick Ramsay said he intends to fire Deputy Randy Rancel.
An MCSO spokesperson said Rancel “initiated unwanted communication” with his ex-girlfriend, “made efforts to monitor her movements and made unwanted visits to her residence and workplace.”
Rancel, 31, has been with the agency since November 2023.
“I have notified Deputy Rancel that I intend to terminate his employment pending a pre-termination hearing,” Ramsay said in a news release. “I am committed to keeping this community informed of significant events that occur in this agency, good and bad.”
Bond information was not yet listed online.