Former police chief says Rochester mayor pressured him to lie about his response to Daniel Prude s death By Victoria Albert Police chief in Daniel Prude case retires
Former Rochester, New York, Police Chief La Ron Singletary has accused the city s mayor of pressuring him to lie about the series of events following the death of Daniel Prude and firing him after he refused. Prude, a Black man, died in March after Rochester police put a spit sock over his head and pressed his face into the ground for more than three minutes while he was naked and handcuffed, according to body camera footage and documents filed by his family.
Mayor fires police chief following Prude s death; David Lee Miller reports.
A former Rochester police chief who was fired in connection with the department’s response to the death of Daniel Prude revealed the city’s mayor pushed him to lie about her handling of the investigation – and claimed he was ousted when he refused to do so, recently filed court papers show. I repeatedly refused to lie for Mayor Warren. Former Rochester Police Chief La Ron Singletary
La’Ron Singletary, who was fired from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in September shortly after announcing his plans to retire, on Wednesday filed a notice of claim with the Monroe Court Clerk’s office announcing his intention to sue Mayor Lovely Warren and the city for defamation of character, the creation of a hostile work environment and his wrongful and retaliatory termination, according to the documents.
Share and speak up for justice, law & order.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. The former Rochester police chief who was terminated in connection with the department’s response to the death of Daniel Prude revealed the city’s mayor pushed him to lie about her handling of the investigation – and claimed he was ousted when he refused to do so, recently filed court papers show.
“I repeatedly refused to lie for Mayor Warren.” Former Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary
La’Ron Singletary, who was fired from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in September shortly after announcing his plans to retire, on Wednesday filed a notice of claim with the Monroe Court Clerk’s office announcing his intention to sue Mayor Lovely Warren and the city for defamation of character, the creation of a hostile work environment and his “wrongful and retaliatory termination,” according to the documents, Fox News reported.