“it was likely a contributing factor to his termination as Commissioner of Public Safety”
So what?
So what?
Exactly. Insubordination will get you fired from any job on the planet. Apparently he was a pious bastage that refused to fire a Trooper who had tazered his own son, drove under the influence, threatened the Governors father, and tried to go over the Governors head to get funding when his budget was cut. All in all, it doesn't sound very smart. It doesn't sound like this character ever did anything the way the Governor wanted it done. Ask any Trooper what happens when the Governor isn't happy with your performance.
Once, the Governor of Alabama won a large basket full of peaches from a friendly bet over a football game with another Governor, I'm assuming it was Georgia (the Peach State). The basket sat outside the Governors office and a Trooper standing guard there was told to keep an eye on it.
He ate exactly one peach.... just one.... and was fired.
One peach. And here we're talking about the chief Trooper of Alaska being insubordinate on budget and other matters. I hope that puts it in perspective.