March 3, 2026, 8:45 PM. Dan Herz lets a door go at Deerfield Beach City Hall.
The city prices the damage at $1,500. Deputy Betiana Clausell swears $968.13 on her affidavit on May 19, seventy-seven days later. Assistant State Attorney Danielle Gittlin swears the Information on July 8. The clerk stamps it July 20 at 5:10 PM.
That is Herz’s 65th birthday.
Warranty work, I’m told, on a door broken by a pissed-off resident.
Between the affidavit and the Information, a BSO investigator called the door vendor and asked what the warranty covered. The number came back $968.13. The felony threshold under Florida Statute 806.13 is $1,000. The gap is $31.87.
The price of two Five Guys burgers.
SAO charged Herz with a misdemeanor ($968.13) … if they charged and convicted under a felony ($1500), Herz would not be able to hold office. BSO has a vested interest in holding the $1K line.
Herz ran for mayor in 2025. Likely to run in ’27 and wants BSO return; he’s the agency’s albino-colored dark horse.
Deerfield Beach is two years into unwinding a $75,264,808 contract with the agency that built this file. A felony conviction in Florida costs the right to hold office. Amendment 4 restored voting in 2018 and left that part alone.
- Produce the full investigative file.
- Produce the report of the call to the vendor.
- Produce the warranty documentation the vendor supplied.
- Or state in writing that no such record exists.
The election is in March 2027. I have eight months.
Hey Lorraine, this is not journalism … this is about making a difference.
