A statement denying a political conspiracy against ousted police Chief Larry Sneed was released Thursday, calling allegations from Mr. Sneed’s attorneys “kitchen-sink-type legal theories.”
The statement, issued by Red Bank City Attorney Arnold Stulce, said Commissioners Greg Jones and Floy Pierce, two politicians who have remained silent on the issue, privately met with City Manager Chris Dorsey and one or more officers of the Red Bank Police Department during an investigation related to the department. But he asserts that none of the proceedings were in violation of the Tennessee Open Meetings law.
It suggests that more than half the uniformed officers on the force alerted Mr. Dorsey to “significant amount of turmoil” within the department and the city manager had no choice but a leadership change. The statement does not go into detail about the departmental atmosphere that led to the firing.
Mr. Sneed’s attorney have alleged that he was fired due to a political conspiracy and there was no good reason for firing him.
Mr. Stulce also wrote that Vice Mayor Monty Millard, twice arrested by the Red Bank Police Department, “did not participate in any meeting and was not present with any other commissioner during the time of these events.”