Davie Police Chief Dale Engle allegedly lashed out at several cops for expressing concerns about their exposure to the coronavirus while on duty.
"Chief Engle allegedly yelled about a 'backstory' which proclaimed that Deputy Bennett contracted and died from the virus because he was a 'homosexual who attended homosexual sexual events," the complaint states."He intimated that it was because of the homosexual lifestyle that Deputy Bennett first contracted a serious underlying disease which aggravated the COVID-19 virus and lead to his death.
Lemack on Saturday night released a statement confirming that Engle had been placed on leave pending an investigation into the complaint."As of April 11, 2020, Police Chief Dale Engle was placed on Administrative leave pending further review of allegations brought forward by the Fraternal Order of Police," Lemack said.
Florida's Fraternal Order of Police Chief of Staff Mike Tucker said officers believe Engle's remarks were an attempt to"minimize the concerns they had, the dangers they were facing, by using Deputy Bennett as an example."According to NBC Miami, the officers said Engle attempted to walk back his comments in an email sent after the briefing, where he claimed they took him"out of context" and he was merely providing"as much information as possible.
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