CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) An Alabama city will have a new police chief next month after a four month search that began shortly after the previous chief resigned. Citronelle Mayor Jason String, in a Facebook post Wednesday, announced that he and the City Council had selected Chris McLean to replace John Norris, who resigned Sept.
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Mobile, Alabama – A Captain with the Mobile County Sheriffs Department is reportedly out of a job after he supported constitutional carry. Shane Stringer was a Captain with the agency but was also a state representative. Department spokesperson, Lori Myles, told AL.com that “Sheriff Sam Cochran made the decisions Wednesday, May 12, because of different political views held by his administration.”
Myles indicated “Stringer’s sponsorship of legislation supportive of constitutional carry ran afoul of the Sheriff’s views on the issue,” the outlet noted.
Stringer told ABC17 that he was told by Sheriff Cochran that his termination was tied to constitutional carry legislation he is currently sponsoring.
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Alabama state Rep. Shane Stringer (R-Citronelle) was a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office captain until his support for constitutional carry allegedly led Sheriff Sam Cochran to relieve him of his law enforcement position.
AL.com reported that Cochran’s spokeswoman, Lori Myles, said, “Sheriff Sam Cochran made the decisions Wednesday, May 12, because of different political views held by his administration.”
Myles indicated “Stringer’s sponsorship of legislation supportive of constitutional carry ran afoul of the Sheriff’s views on the issue,” the outlet noted.
WALA pointed out that Stringer claims Cochran told him his termination was tied to constitutional carry legislation he is currently sponsoring.
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Doug Kiker was arrested on Thursday in Alabama for domestic violence. (Mobile County Sheriff s Office)
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This isn t the only headline-making American Idol contestant this week. Days ago, current Season 19 finalist Caleb Kennedy exited the show after an alleged Ku Klux Klan-themed video surfaced, showing the teen appearing to stand next to someone with a Ku Klux Klan hood. Hey y all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer gonna be on American Idol. There was a video that surfaced on the internet and it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way. I was younger and did not think about the actions, but that s not an excuse, Kennedy, 16, wrote in a statement.