REVEALED: North Carolina police chief says he and his four staff quit after 'hostile' black town manager gave them 'crazy write-ups' for speaking to business owners while on duty and they feared she would fire them

Daily Mail UK ^ | September 1, 2022 | Emma James

[Morgana]

A police chief claims that he and four other staff members quit after their ‘hostile’ black town manager gave them ‘crazy write-ups’ for speaking to the public while on duty, as she was fired from her job following the resignations.

Ex-chief Josh Gibson of Police in Kenly, North Carolina, stepped down from his role after clashing with Justine Jones, the town manager, repeatedly since she took the post in June. Jones was fired Tuesday night, with Gibson now speaking out about their testy relationship.

City Council officials voted 3-2 to oust Jones, during an emergency meeting that followed a month-long investigation into the department's allegations.

Gibson, who had worked the job for 20 years, and four of his staff members handed in their resignation letters to both Jones and city council last month.

They were joined by two town clerks who also accused the manager of creating a toxic and 'hostile' work environment for the city employees.

Jones unsuccessfully sued her previous employer for gender and racial discrimination.

In the seven resignation letters, neither the clerks nor the five officers specified what stress or hostility spurred them to quit.

Jason Tedder, the former lieutenant for the Kenly Police Department claimed that Jones would demand calls or emails to make appointments to see her.

He said that Gibson would get 'crazy write ups' for things like being late or stopping to talk with business owners on duty.

He told the Herald Sun: 'No one wants to be a cop. The people that worked here were (here) because they loved their job and the people that worked here.

'It took us a year to fill two (officer) positions because we don’t get any applications here.'

[TexasGator]

I am north of Tampa. You?

[Warriorposter]

This is what affirmative action brings.

[dynachrome]

I go out of my way to talk with the local officers, city and county. Small town with some big city problems.

[Liz]

[No name given]

I was just confused. I remember reading a different article about those officers. I’m sorry if anyone was upset.

[sport]

How far north? Pasco County? Lutz? New Tampa?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[subterfuge]

Hey. I live in Orlando a 10 minute drive northwest from Universal Studios.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Found elsewhere…
Jones has two Master’s degrees, one in public policy from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota and a second Master’s degree in public administration from the City University of New York Baruch College.

She sounds so qualified.

[Vaduz]

I hear the drums

[dfwgator]

I’ve become more convinced Femnism as taught in academia is about communism and power. It has little to do with equality

Welcome to the light!

[dearolddad]

Black dems have trouble directing cities, states ,government agencies,etc....WHY IS THAT??????

Most black dems have a real problem directing themselves!