One Chattanooga police officer was fired and another resigned Monday ahead of a disciplinary hearing meant to address charges of criminal activity.
Detective David Catchings Jr. was terminated from the Chattanooga Police Department on Monday after he was charged with driving under the influence and domestic assault in two separate incidents in 2014 and early 2015.
A Chattanooga police major crimes detective was arrested Wednesday morning his second arrest in four months. David Catchings, 34, has been charged with domestic assault after allegedly striking his mother-in-law in the face. Catchings is already under investigation and on administrative leave from the police department after he was arrested in September for driving under the influence. Plus, between Karl Fields and Catchings’ absences, the CPD major crimes division is shorthanded.
Kevin Kincer“We have little to no tolerance for these offenses,” police Chief Fred Fletcher said.
Kevin Kincer, a former Chattanooga police sergeant, pleaded no contest to six charges of official misconduct and theft in November after pills went missing from the evidence room Kincer was supposed to be monitoring.
He was put on leave without pay while the allegations worked through the court system. On Monday, he resigned ahead of a disciplinary hearing that would have followed the same procedure as Catchings’, Fletcher said. Fletcher sustained violations against Kincer including conduct unbecoming, conformance to law, improper procedures involving property, and ethics violations.