Fired police chief can't draw unemployment

DECATUR, Ga. - An appeals board has upheld a Department of Labor ruling denying unemployment benefits to the former DeKalb County police chief.

In October, an administrative hearing officer denied Terrell Bolton's unemployment claim against the county. The ex-chief was fired eight months earlier by DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, who accused Bolton of insubordination, misuse of county property and acts unbecoming an officer.

Bolton has said the actions that got him fired were authorized by former CEO Vernon Jones.

If history is any indication, the county could be in for a fight.

The Dallas Morning News reports Bolton fought for damages from his 2003 firing as Dallas' police chief for more than six years, costing the city council at least $245,000 in legal bills.

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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com

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