He was asked to resign, but left under honorable conditions. |
It was a human error on both ends of the deal - clerical errors, Based on what I know, it had nothing to do with it. This was an unfortunate error - some bad timing. |
Secretary McDonough has looked at the investigation of the armory incident, and he doesn't like what he sees. Some of these guys have been on paid leave, and he feels as a guardian of taxpayers' money that this is not the way to spend it. He doesn't like people on the payroll who aren't working. |
The court will not rule until tomorrow. |
The housing situation will remain the same until this investigation is wrapped up, which could be in a few days. |
There have been some unfortunate incidents, but the secretary is focused on the business at hand, which is first and foremost to restore professionalism to the Department of Corrections, and to continue to ensure the public safety. |
They are not incarcerated. We don't want them on the streets. We don't want them violating their probation either. |
We have placed four employees on administrative leave in an abundance of caution until we can gather the facts ourselves and determine if additional action is warranted. |
We were prepared to proceed. |
We're ready to go no matter what. We do have technology on the shelf to be able to handle this. |
When law enforcement gets involved, we cease our internal investigation until they have completed their investigation. That investigation is now over and our interim secretary, Mr. McDonough, is now looking at everything from stem to stern. |
When people are released from prison, sometimes they have to wait on their ride. It's very common that there's not someone at the front door the second they walk out. |