Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton has suspended the city’s police chief for a second time in six months. Newton said he is investigating actions by the chief leading up to Friday’s shootout on Interstate 59 in Birmingham, and his inaction in pursuing criminal charges in the summer drug overdose death of a toddler.
Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton has suspended the city’s police chief for a second time in six months. Newton said he is investigating actions by the chief leading up to Friday’s shootout on Interstate 59 in Birmingham , and his inaction in pursuing criminal charges in the summer drug overdose death of a toddler.
Chief Wendell Major, who Newton appointed in 2021 to head the city’s police force, said he was notified Saturday that he was on administrative leave following “numerous employee and citizen complaints.” on allegations that he disobeyed an order by the mayor to release a person arrested on domestic violence without a court order.Councilman Tommy Bryant was arrested for punching the mayorThe altercation between Bryant and Newton, who have been at odds since Wayman was elected as the city’s first Black mayor, happened in the parking lot of Tarrant City Hall.Newton in a lengthy court document filed Monday afternoon in Jefferson County’s civil court said that on Oc
Tarrant Mayor Police Chief Suspension Investigation Shootout Birmingham Criminal Charges Drug Overdose Toddler Administrative Leave Complaints Domestic Violence Court Order Councilman Altercation Parking Lot Civil Court
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