WATERVLIET — A former Troy police officer cleared of wrongdoing in the nonfatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in 2017 has been hired by the Watervliet Police Department.
Brunswick resident Jarrod Iler’s background and experience spanning 12 years in law enforcement across two states impressed Watervliet police Chief William Rice. He also believes that the 2017 case won’t carry controversy to his department.
“It’s a little bit of that and a little bit of looking at the whole picture, seeing that he was cleared with all the internal and external investigations that were donFe,” Rice said…