It's been one year since interim police
chief Rod Shoap resigned after saying he was tired of waiting on the
city to hire him as the full time chief. The original story of
Shoap's resignation at the link just below remains the most read story ever posted on the
Jim Young Reporter news blog
Former interim Crossville Police
Chief Rod Shoap
Following Shoap's resignation, Major
Mark Rosser was sworn in as interim chief. After serving in that
position for 6 months, the city hired back previously retired police
chief David Beaty. As of June 30, exactly one year after Shoap's resignation, Rosser retired from the city
and taken a position with Fairfield Glade Security.
Mark Rosser sworn in by Mayor James Mayberry
The day following Shoap's resignation, both
then councilman Jesse Kerley and interim city manager Steve Hill
reacted to the resignation and comments made by Mr. Shoap. Mr. Kerley stated that he wouldn't be surprised if Mr.
Shoap got the city sued. Ironically, Mr. Shoap ended up suing the
city and Mr. Kerley in federal court for age discrimination, libel and slander. The case remains under litigation.
Former city councilman
Jesse Kerley
Former interim city manager
Steve Hill
Kerley phone call following Shoap resignation.
Shoap posted an open letter about his
resignation on his Facebook page including a reference to texts from
Councilman Jesse Kerley.
On July 3rd, Former city manager David
Rutherford speculated that a big part of the reason he was fired was
because he proposed to hire Shoap to the police chief position full
time. Rutherford said his decision to try and hire Shoap as full police chief led Kerley to demand the city manager's resignation.
Former city manager David Rutherford
Then in August 2016, interim city
manager Steve Hill was asked in followup about the investigation that he and
councilman Jesse Kerley claimed was started against Rod Shoap
concerning treatment of a female police officer. Hill stated at that
time that there was no investigation that he knew of and called it simply “talk.”
Steve Hill responds to question on alleged
Shoap investigation
Ultimately, Rod Shoap filed a law suit
against the city and councilman Kerley claiming age discrimination
along with slander and libel as a result of the actions and comments. The lawsuit remains unresolved.
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