Allegations of 'odd' and inappropriate behavior before police chief's firing
CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) - The police chief recently fired from New Vienna after allegedly arresting a man without a warrant was previously let go from one Tri-State police department and was the subject of an inquiry by another for behavior described as “odd.”
Darnell Pate served as New Vienna’s police chief for a matter of months before he was terminated after a judge determined he acted without legal authority in arresting a man, towing his vehicle and “hold[ing] it for ransom.”
Concerns were also raised about the New Vienna Police Department towing vehicles for minor infractions and charging late fees for citizens to recover their cars, a trend the judge derided as “policing for money.”
Pate worked previously for the Addyston Police Department.
Addyston Police Chief Eric Pennekamp says Pate was fired after he falsely represented himself as a K9 officer to get free dog food from a pet store. Pate has sued the department claiming he was terminated because of his race.
Pennekamp claims Pate was on a three-day suspension for inappropriate tasing when he was let go.
New allegations surfaced Thursday concerning Pate’s time with the Mt. Healthy Police Department
Mt. Healthy Police Chief Vince DeMasi says a citizen called in March 2022 saying someone was arresting people in an unmarked SUV and that the person wasn’t a Mt. Healthy police officer.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/allegations-of-odd-and-inappropriate-behavior-before-police-chief-s-firing/ar-AAYO4xB
Also previously, the News Journal reported that the Mt. Healthy (Hamilton County) Police informed New Vienna Mayor Kathi Stone by letter dated March 27 that Pate had allegedly been using his New Vienna police vehicle to work as a security guard at a local bar, allegedly using an “unmarked police vehicle patrolling the parking area ordering bar patrons into the vehicle” and that Pate had been “picking up patrons of the bar and releasing” them after “sitting stationary for a short period of time.”
https://www.wnewsj.com/news/206882/new-vienna-police-chief-fired-officer-resigns
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