Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) Broward County ex-Sheriff Scott Israel wants his badge back, the governor says he doesn't deserve it and the Florida Senate must decide Wednesday how the showdown ends. The committee's nonbinding recommendation heads to the full Senate, which is scheduled to kick off its session at 2 p.m. DeSantis suspended Israel for his response to the Parkland shooting , which left 17 people dead, and the Fort Lauderdale airport attack the year before, in which five were killed, leaving deep scars on the community. JUST WATCHED Video shows officer outside during Parkland shooting Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Video shows officer outside during Parkland shooting 01:51Israel's lawyer, Benedict Kuehne, argued that DeSantis had failed to provide sufficient evidence to support Israel's removal. "Sheriff Israel has never, never taken the position that anybody, including himself, acted perfectly," the lawyer said.

Source: CNN October 23, 2019 15:56 UTC