Told of Burck’s threat to sue the Police Department, Chief Young said in a phone interview that given all that was happening across the country, including active shooters, police reform and officer-involved shootings of unarmed people, the Naked Cowboy was not high on his list of priorities.
“If this is all we have to talk about is the Naked Cowboy I think we are doing pretty good,” Young said.
Asked about allegations in the motion filed by Phillips that Daytona Beach Police officers had mocked Burck’s anatomy after his arrest, Young said he had never heard that and said Burck was saying that to distract from his own comments.