Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2013 14:13:37 GMT -7
Patrick Whitehurst
The Daily Courier
Cpl. Tyran Payne resigned from the Prescott Valley Police Department on Wednesday due to his involvement with the Iron Brotherhood motorcycle club.
The resignation came in the wake of the Dec. 22, 2012, incident in which members of the club - composed of law enforcement and public safety employees - broke a man's nose during an altercation at a Prescott bar.
"This was done prior to any formal action that may have been taken by the Town of Prescott Valley based on... the events of Dec. 22," Prescott Valley Police Department Sgt. Brandon Bonney said.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety released a report on the incident in April. Those findings were subsequently handed to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, whose spokesman. Jerry Cobb. said the DPS report is still under review.
The DPS report recommended that charges of felony obstruction of criminal investigations and misdemeanor charges of false reporting to law enforcement be filed against former Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler and former Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Sgt. Bill Suttle, both members of the Iron Brotherhood.
Other charges include possible misdemeanor and disorderly conduct charges against Phoenix police officer Eric Amato and Ajo Ambulance paramedic Gregory Kaufmann, also members of the motorcycle club. Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mark Boan was fired last May in connection with his conduct during the DPS investigation.
Follow reporter Patrick Whitehurst on Twitter @pwdcourier.
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The Daily Courier
Cpl. Tyran Payne resigned from the Prescott Valley Police Department on Wednesday due to his involvement with the Iron Brotherhood motorcycle club.
The resignation came in the wake of the Dec. 22, 2012, incident in which members of the club - composed of law enforcement and public safety employees - broke a man's nose during an altercation at a Prescott bar.
"This was done prior to any formal action that may have been taken by the Town of Prescott Valley based on... the events of Dec. 22," Prescott Valley Police Department Sgt. Brandon Bonney said.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety released a report on the incident in April. Those findings were subsequently handed to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, whose spokesman. Jerry Cobb. said the DPS report is still under review.
The DPS report recommended that charges of felony obstruction of criminal investigations and misdemeanor charges of false reporting to law enforcement be filed against former Prescott Valley Police Chief Bill Fessler and former Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Sgt. Bill Suttle, both members of the Iron Brotherhood.
Other charges include possible misdemeanor and disorderly conduct charges against Phoenix police officer Eric Amato and Ajo Ambulance paramedic Gregory Kaufmann, also members of the motorcycle club. Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mark Boan was fired last May in connection with his conduct during the DPS investigation.
Follow reporter Patrick Whitehurst on Twitter @pwdcourier.
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