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Isle of Wight NAACP President Valerie Butler wants Windsor Police Chief Rodney Riddle to resign. Author: Ali Weatherton (13News Now) Published: 7:02 PM EDT April 15, 2021 Updated: 7:02 PM EDT April 15, 2021
WINDSOR, Va. Members of the Isle of Wight NAACP are calling for the Windsor Police Chief, Rodney Riddle, to resign.
“We feel like Chief Riddle was complicit with the traffic stop that actually occurred on December 5th,” said President Valerie Butler, who added that the chief’s statements from his press conference were appalling.
“It was more about the video, not the act that he actually encountered with the officers, ” Butler explained.
FILE PHOTO: Attorney General Mark Herring, pictured in 2019. (Photo: Craig Carper/VPM News)
With state and federal investigations into the Windsor Police Department’s handling of a December traffic stop underway, Attorney General Mark Herring is using his authority under a new state law to probe the department’s policies and training.
Last summer, during a special session of the General Assembly that largely dealt with criminal justice reform, legislators voted to empower the Attorney General of Virginia to conduct “pattern and practice” investigations of law enforcement agencies.
The law, which took effect March 1, allows the Attorney General to investigate police departments and identify and stop unconstitutional policing. That could include officers using excessive force, illegal searches, and biased policing. Virginia is one of the first states in the country to give a state attorney general this power.
Dana Schrad, executive director of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP), said she reached out to offer assistance following the viral video.
Windsor Police Chief Says Officer Should Have Deescalated Situation With Nazario
In this image made from Windsor Police video, recently fired officer Joe Gutierrez uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario on Dec. 20, 2020. Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which he says the officers drew their guns and pointed them at him as he was dressed in uniform. (Windsor Police via AP)
Earlier today, Windsor Police Chief Rodney Riddle addressed the traffic stop of 2nd Lieutenant Caron Nazario last December. Nazario, who is Black and Latino, has sued the department.