06/03/2026
This is a Trash move!!!
We need to organize a protest in the parking lot of the Sheriff's Department!!!
WANDERING BADGE MOVES AGAIN?
Following Marion's announcement that Alvin Merele "Trey" Bynum III is no longer employed with the Marion Police Department, allegedly, Mr. Bynum has been rehired by the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office.
I am continuing efforts to obtain official documentation and records regarding this employment status.
If this information is accurate, it raises significant concerns for the public.
Marion's own statement explained that a prior law enforcement agency had been omitted from Bynum's employment application, resulting in incomplete records not being reviewed during the hiring process. Following its review, the City determined that his continued employment was no longer in the best interest of the department, the City, or the community.
That naturally leads to several questions:
If Marion found these issues serious enough to end his employment, what review was conducted before another agency chose to hire him?
Were Marion's findings considered?
What information was available to decision-makers?
Why should the public be expected to accept that these concerns were significant enough for one department to act, but not significant enough to prevent another department from rehiring him?
These are not questions of guilt or innocence. They are questions of transparency, hiring standards, accountability, and public trust.
The public deserves clear answers.
