PRICEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Priceville City Council reversed the firing of a police officer who was involved in a chase that led to a deadly crash in September.
Most of the appeal hearing on Monday night took place behind closed doors, as the city council went into an executive session. About two and a half hours later, the city council came back and voted unanimously to repeal the firing of Garry Chapman and give him a 10-day suspension without pay. Priceville Mayor Sam Heflin recused himself from the vote.
Heflin and Police Chief Jerry Holmes met with Chapman on September 19 for a hearing. During that hearing, Heflin determined Chapman had violated the department’s chase policy…