Police Chief Fired After Detainment Of Raiders' Nate Allen
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- A southwest Florida police chief has been fired for the wrongful detainment of Oakland Raiders safety Nate Allen.
The Fort Myers News-Press reports the city manager sent a letter to the mayor Friday notifying him of police Chief Doug Bake's termination after Allen's controversial arrest.
Allen, who lives in southwest Florida in the offseason, spent several hours in a holding cell in February after a 16-year-old girl said he performed a lewd act at a traffic light. Allen denied the accusation, saying he was on a cellphone call from the time he left a nearby restaurant until he was stopped. No charges were filed, and Allen was eventually released.
An internal police investigation determined the officers involved violated state or agency policies and were assigned disciplinary actions. The investigation's report ends with an apology from Baker to Allen.
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