Chris Beckham, Host of The Morning Drive, Newstalk 105.9 WVGA:

Editor:  On Wednesday’s edition of The Morning Drive, host Chris Beckham took time to discuss his thoughts on the use of social media to pressure Florida State University from fulfilling a scholarship offer to Lowndes High football standout Brian Bell.

Bell has been tied to the Kendrick Johnson controversy with accusations by individuals outside of law enforcement made that Bell, his brother and FBI agent father, have all been involved in an elaborate scheme related to Johnson’s death and a claimed resulting cover up.

Though no evidence has been produced to support these claims (in fact, evidence has been produced proving the Bell’s alibis in the case) individuals have made a concerted effort to paint the Bells’ in a guilty light and create issues related to, among other things, the rescinding of  scholarship offer at Florida State.

Here are Beckham’s comments from Wednesday morning’s show:

Valdosta Today will have more on this story later.