Pendleton police chief reinstated after earlier demotion for controversial Facebook posts
Months after the Pendleton Town Council demoted their police chief for controversial Facebook posts targeting transgender, black and Muslim people, the council reinstated him in a surprise vote Thursday.
The council voted in January to fire Marc Farrer, after finding that his posts "reflect and promote biases" that could compromise his ability to serve the public in a "fair, impartial and nondiscriminatory manner." Farrer appealed the discipline, and he and the council settled on a demotion in March.
But in another vote this week after a new member, Shane Davis, joined the council, the motion to reinstate Farrer passed 3-2.
Town Council President Jessica Smith, one of the two members to vote against Farrer's reinstatement, said Friday in a statement to IndyStar that she was disappointed in the way the motion passed.
Read more: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/09/pendleton-indiana-police-chief-marc-farrer/1969488001/
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