City Defends, then Fires its Police Chief

“I am looking for a new leadership direction in the department and we will start the search for our next Chief immediately,” said City Manager Chip Boyles in an evening press release.

Less than two weeks after touting and defending Police Chief Rashall Brackney's record in a long press release that responded to the critical results of a local Police Benevolent Association survey, and revealed that Brackney had disciplined and fired members of the SWAT Team for behaviors that included 'circulating nude videos of females and themselves,' 'videotaping children of SWAT members detonating explosives,' and making statements about killing City command staff, the City announced late Wednesday that Brackney had been fired. Cue cartoon head shake.

“I am looking for a new leadership direction in the department and we will start the search for our next Chief immediately,” said City Manager Chip Boyles in an evening press release, the same day Assistant Chief of Police Jim Mooney was expected to comment on his decision to retire, which he announced on Monday. Instead, Boyles announced that Mooney would be staying on to "assist with this transition" as the search for a new Polic…