ASHEVILLE – A new chief of the Woodfin Police Department has been named, following former Chief Michael Dykes’ sudden departure from the role in April 2024.
Jacqui Boykin started as the town’s top cop in January, she announced Feb. 20 on the department’s social media. Boykin joins the department after serving as chief of the Zebulon Police Department in Wake County for the last four years. She started her policing career with an 18-year stint at the Wilson Police Department.
Boykin is filling the role once held by Dykes, who quietly left the department on April 19, 2024, the Citizen Times previously reported. Five days after the chief’s departure, town Mayor Jim McAllister declined to say whether Dykes was fired or resigned but said it would become public record “before long.” McAlister, Vice Mayor Elisabeth Ervin and Town Manager Shannon Tuch did not immediately respond to calls or emails for comment by the Citizen Times on Feb. 20…