Florida police chief has announced his retirement months after an investigation into alleged remarks he made about the coronavirus death of an openly gay sheriff’s deputy.
died because of his lifestyle. On Monday night, Engle told the SunSentinel he didn’t make the remark.Engle was placed on leave shortly after the state’s Fraternal Order of Police filed a complaint against him.
He said Davie officials didn’t pressure him to retire. Engle said he is leaving on his own with no pressure from the city. His decision to retire was fueled by a toxic backlash his teenage children received on social media after the allegations surfaced, he told the newspaper.Engle had been with the department for more than two decades. Officials asked retired chief Patrick Lynn to return to lead the department after Engle was placed on leave.
Bennett was the first law enforcement in Florida to die from COVID-19. He had been in Chicago with friends to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day days before falling ill, the newspaper reported. He died April 3.
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