Fired central Missouri police chief suing to get reinstated

(AP) – A fired central Missouri police chief is suing to get his
job back.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Greg Halderman’s Boone County lawsuit
asks for a judge’s review of the March 27 decision by Sturgeon’s governing board
to oust him.

Sturgeon administrators said Halderman was justly removed because of alleged
alcohol abuse, inappropriate comments to a female, and supposed verbal abuse of
three suspects in jail.

Halderman has admitted to responding to a call and going to interrogate
suspects at the jail after drinking alcohol, but he said in both instances he
had had only one beer.

He insists he was fired for refusing to do a background check on a black
mayoral candidate.

Sturgeon’s city attorney says the city will defend any challenge of
Halderman’s ouster.

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