Monticello board appoints consultant on mayor probe
Monticello, N.Y. - The Monticello Village Board has authorized its paid
consultant, the state's former top cop, to conduct an investigation into the
circumstances around Mayor Gordon Jenkins' July 3 arrest.
Preston Felton, a former acting state police
superintendent and consultant to the village's police commission, will be paid
$75 an hour to determine if Monticello police officers acted fairly when they
responded to an altercation among Jenkins and two others at Jenkins' G Man
Beauty Supply store on Broadway.
Jenkins was accused of taking a swing at a man and
accidentally striking Officer Dave Weiner. Jenkins and the two others were
charged with a misdemeanor and a violation.
Jenkins has said he was threatened and defending himself.
He denies hitting Weiner. Apparently, a witness has come forward with
information that might conflict with the official version of events.
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