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What's going on with our Police these days? How can so many of them be so dumb & heartless? What kind of training are they receiving? The kid was 9yrs. old for God's sake.
Embattled police Chief Mike McCoy announced last night that he will soon resign from his village post, though he insisted it has nothing to do with the fact that one of his officers shocked a 9-year-old boy twice with a Taser last week.
McCoy, who was placed on paid leave late last week after he did not tell Mount Sterling Mayor Charlie Neff of the incident, said he wasnt pressured to resign.
Instead, after an hour-long, closed-door meeting between his personal attorney and village officials, McCoy read a statement that said the villages declining budget keeps him from doing his job.
He said he did nothing wrong by not immediately telling Neff what had happened because, as chief, he felt he needed to check into the incident himself first.
I did what I was supposed to do to maintain the integrity of the incident, McCoy said.
Neff said McCoy wasnt asked to quit, but he added that the past few days have been tough. He said that lawyers are drafting a separation agreement and the council is expected to accept McCoys formal resignation at its meeting in two weeks. McCoy will not be reporting back to his $49,900-a-year job, though.
In the meantime, the entire part-time police force remains disbanded and the Madison County sheriffs office will patrol the village. There was no discussion of hiring a new chief or bringing back officers, and last weeks incident is being reviewed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Read More:
Mount Sterling police chief to resign | The Columbus Dispatch
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
Embattled police Chief Mike McCoy announced last night that he will soon resign from his village post, though he insisted it has nothing to do with the fact that one of his officers shocked a 9-year-old boy twice with a Taser last week.
McCoy, who was placed on paid leave late last week after he did not tell Mount Sterling Mayor Charlie Neff of the incident, said he wasnt pressured to resign.
Instead, after an hour-long, closed-door meeting between his personal attorney and village officials, McCoy read a statement that said the villages declining budget keeps him from doing his job.
He said he did nothing wrong by not immediately telling Neff what had happened because, as chief, he felt he needed to check into the incident himself first.
I did what I was supposed to do to maintain the integrity of the incident, McCoy said.
Neff said McCoy wasnt asked to quit, but he added that the past few days have been tough. He said that lawyers are drafting a separation agreement and the council is expected to accept McCoys formal resignation at its meeting in two weeks. McCoy will not be reporting back to his $49,900-a-year job, though.
In the meantime, the entire part-time police force remains disbanded and the Madison County sheriffs office will patrol the village. There was no discussion of hiring a new chief or bringing back officers, and last weeks incident is being reviewed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Read More:
Mount Sterling police chief to resign | The Columbus Dispatch
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
