Pinckard Police Chief Arrington and Town Of Pinckard Town Council

Rickey Stokes

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Date: Feb 03 2015 7:44 PM

PINCKARD:   Tonight Pinckard Mayor Fred McNabb and members of the Pinckard Town Council came togehter for their regular meeting.

There was a standing room only crowd of about 76 people in attendance. Only about 25 could make it inside the building.

On hand to keep the Mayor and Cuncil on solid legal ground was Attorney Joe Adams. Adams has served as the Town of Pinckard Attorney since September 1968.

Mayor McNabb said the Town Council charged him with hiring a handwriting expert. As a result of the findings, Police Chief Arrington was dismissed as Police Chief. Within 10 days Arrington can request a formal hearing to respond to the allegations, at which time Adams explained the RTown Council would act as jury - a trier of the facts of the termination.

Attorney Doug Bates was on hand and served the Town Clerk of Pinckard notice of a request from Chief Arrington for a formal hearing. Adams told members of the council he would get with Attorney Bates and work out a date for all of the council members to hear the facts. Adams cautioned them it wqas not to be discussed tonight because they needed to hear testimony of facts.

COURT SYSTEM

On January 6 some members of the Town Council desired to place Municipal Court under Dale County District Court. Mayor McNabb and Attorney Adams told the council the town would only get less than $ 8 on each ticket, and no money on misdemeanors. Yet the officers would be required to physically appear before the Clerk of Court in Dale County. That appearance would be necessary for the officers to swear to the tickets and cases made.

Then the police officers would be required to travel to Ozark for court. The court appearance could require a officer to sit in court for 4 to 6 hours waiting on the resolution of the case.

The motion died on 3 to 3 vote and the court will remain in Pinckard.

However, the Town Council could not agree on a permenant prosecutor and judge. The Mayor can make a special appointment for 60 days. Currently his appointment on a temporary basis is John Peacock as Judge and Joe Adams as Proscutor. Peacock has served as prosecutor for Pinckard for the past 15 years.

Mayor McNabb urged the council members to submit names and he would set up a work session to interview potentials for te Judge and Prosecutor. McNabb said it was his job to make the request of the Town Council happen.

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