A police chief in a small Georgia town resigns after texting racially profane comments to fellow officers
A police chief from the small Georgia town of Grantville, which is where the Clear” episode of the hit show “The Walking Dead” was filmed, has resigned.
According to Channel 11 alive in Atlanta, Grantville Police Chief Doug Jordan resigned after admitting to texting profane and racially laced texts to his fellow officers.
Grantville Mayor Jim Sells told Channel 11 alive that he immediately suspended Jordan after learning about the text messages.
Channel 11 alive quoted Sells as saying, “It was unacceptable. I suspended him and he resigned before the city council could take up the matter.”
Sells also stated that he didn’t think Jordan would survive the City Council’s vote on the matter. The mayor told Channel 11 alive that Jordan, who had been the town’s police chief for three years, didn’t deny writing the text and apologized for the language he used.
According to Channel 11 alive, Sells said that he doesn’t believe Jordan is a bad person but that he, Jordan, just made a bad decision.
Sells went on to emphasize that the police chief has a higher standard of morality to uphold than the “Common Joe.”
“When you’re carrying a gun and a badge and holding people accountable for obeying the law you have to have the utmost in credibility,” Sells told Channel 11 alive.
According to Channel 11 alive in Atlanta, Grantville Police Chief Doug Jordan resigned after admitting to texting profane and racially laced texts to his fellow officers.
Grantville Mayor Jim Sells told Channel 11 alive that he immediately suspended Jordan after learning about the text messages.
Channel 11 alive quoted Sells as saying, “It was unacceptable. I suspended him and he resigned before the city council could take up the matter.”
Sells also stated that he didn’t think Jordan would survive the City Council’s vote on the matter. The mayor told Channel 11 alive that Jordan, who had been the town’s police chief for three years, didn’t deny writing the text and apologized for the language he used.
According to Channel 11 alive, Sells said that he doesn’t believe Jordan is a bad person but that he, Jordan, just made a bad decision.
Sells went on to emphasize that the police chief has a higher standard of morality to uphold than the “Common Joe.”
“When you’re carrying a gun and a badge and holding people accountable for obeying the law you have to have the utmost in credibility,” Sells told Channel 11 alive.
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